Wayne State University, in partnership with the University of Michigan and Drexel University, has launched a two-and-a-half-year study of the imagination — or l’imaginaire — of high-speed rail (HSR) in
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The future of high-speed rail in the U.S. and beyond
The European Commission has published today for the first time a scoreboard on transport in the EU. It compares Member State performance in 22 transport-related categories and highlights for most
Alstom and Inria set up a joint research lab
Patrick Kron, CEO of Alstom, and Michel Cosnard, CEO of Inria, signed a partnership agreement, bringing their two organisations together in the field of digital technology for the energy and mobility
TRA 2014: first conference where the objectives of the European research programme “Horizon 2020″ will be presented and discussed
In 2014, TRA (“Transport Research Arena”), the European conference dedicated to land and sea transport, is to be held in France for the first time, over four days from 14 to
European Commission: 2014 Handbook on External Costs of Transport
Transport activities give rise to environmental impacts and accidents. In contrast to the benefits, the costs of these effects of
ENAG presents new PRC water filling station at Eurasiarail 2014
The PRC water filling station is designed to top up NiCad batteries with demineralized water in order to maintain the
What are the options for high-speed rail in Europe?
While the European Parliament has just adopted a new dedicated transport infrastructure fund, a study analyses the costs and benefits
European Commission: Major industry commitment to EU rail research initiative
Today, global leaders in railway technology are confirming their commitment to the European Commission’s recently announced Shift2Rail initiative . Major European companies
Global rail industry expects market boost from InnoTrans 2014
InnoTrans is an innovative force that stimulates the rail industry. A glance at current booking levels shows that once again
2014 EU budget adjustments, two new budget lines created for Shift2Rail (S2R)
The Commission has proposed technical adjustments to the 2014 EU budget to reflect the latest decisions on the new EU expenditure programmes. The changes do not affect the overall amount