Projects

  • D-Rail
    Project Leader(s): Prof. Mark Robinson and Dr. Cristian Ulianov
    D-Rail will focus on freight traffic, identifying root causes of derailment of particular significance to freight vehicles.
  • e-Freight
    Project Leader(s): Tom Zunder
    Development of interoperable ICT technologies for freight management.
  • RailNewcastle
    Project Leader(s): Dr. Marin Marinov
    RailNewcastle will develop, organise and conduct a three week intensive summer school in railway logistics to be held at Newcastle University in 2012 and 2013.
  • RiFLE - Rail Freight and Logistics Curriculum Development
    Project Leader(s): Dr. Marin Marinov
    The main objective of the RiFLE project is to develop an MSc in Rail Freight and Logistics
  • Smartfusion
    Project Leader(s): Tom Zunder
    Smartfusion will demonstrate smart urban freight solutions in urban-interurban supply chains.
  • SPECTRUM
    Project Leader(s): Tom Zunder
    Designed to help rail freight rise to the challenge of availability and reliability, as well as complying with other market demands in particular the time sensitive delivery of lower density and higher value goods.
  • SuperGreen
    Project Leader(s): Tom Zunder
    Supporting EU’s freight Transport Logistics Action Plan on Green Corridors Issues
  • SUSTRAIL
    Project Leader(s): Dr. Francis Franklin
    The purpose of the SUSTRAIL project is to contribute to the rail freight system to allow it to regain position and market.