Rail Systems Group
The group is led by Roberto Palacin and specialises in research from a railway systems engineering point of view.
Key areas of research include the following:
- Energy:
- Capacity:
- Mass reduction:
- Passenger needs:
- Condition monitoring:
- Interoperability of European railways
Current projects include:
CleanER-D aims to develop, improve and integrate emissions reduction technologies for diesel locomotives and rail vehicles.
TransNEW aims to evaluate research capability in order to support the involvement of New Member States in a number of topics and potentially exploit the synergies between air transport and surface transport modes.
Recent projects include:
- HST Connectivity
- MODTRAIN (www.modtrain.com)
- RAILTEST - Inventory of Railway Test Installations in Europe and Detection of Synergies between them.
- Emergency Lighting Regulation in the UK & Europe Report
- TransSLO (click on this link for a pdf document of the Project).
