‘More investment is needed for research and innovation to boost European rail’
To maximise the potential of the railway sector, more investment is needed for research, says the European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC) in a new ‘Manifesto of Future Mobility’ published this week.
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Earlier “R&D”, now has shifted to Research and Innovation, a needed innovation, or? Anyhow railways is mature and research is not what now is missing…
However capacity is. Utilisation of assets is low. Punctuality as well…
All other devices, by sea and by air, etc. add load capacity, for lower costs. With remained high costs at rails, track tariffs can not sustainably be lowered… Axial load, safely allowing for 32,5 ton, a not big innovation?, now decisively should add to capacity, etc.!