The Official [M2O] Blog

First results of M2O will be introduced to the audience of The Innovation in Freight Conference. The Innovation in Freight Conference will take place on 18 June 2019 in Munich, and will cluster the results of seven projects (ARCC, FR8RAIL, FR8HUB, SMART, FFL4E, M2O, INNOWAG) running under Shift2Rail’s freight innovation programme, known as IP5. A wide spectrum of freight-related topics will be covered, ranging from new locomotive designs, longer and heavier trains, real time management of main lines and yards, intelligent freight wagon concepts, and automation and digitalisation of terminals to name but a few.

For four of the projects coming to a close, the conference will represent their final dissemination event (INNOWAG, SMART, FR8RAIL and FFL4E). All projects have a common vision aiming at increasing the performance of the rail freight system by bringing value to customers, operators, the environment and society.

Participants of the Innovation in Freight Conference will also get a discounted entry to the SmartRail 2019 conference, taking place during the same period in Munich (25% discount for industry representatives, and 40% discount for government and academic participants).

The number of places available at the Innovation in Freight Conference are limited.

REGISTER HERE

A new study by Roland Berger on FCH train technology, commissioned by Shift2Rail and Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertakings, is just out. The study analyses the state of the art, the business case, the market potential, specific case studies and technical and non-technical barriers to the use of FCH technology in different rail applications.

In order to know more about this study and to participate to the S2R workshop where the results will be presented, please click on:
https://shift2rail.org/news/new-study-fch-technology-in-the-railway-environment/

Shift2Rail new digital newsletter is now avalable online. You can find it clicking on: https://mailchi.mp/s2r.europa.eu/apply-for-our-2019-call-shift2rail-april-newsletter

In order to subscribe to the newsletter, please click on: https://shift2rail.org/e-news/

Where and when it will take place? 
TheS2R 2019 InfoDay will take place at “The square” conference center in Brussels on February 6th 2019.

What is it about?
Our 2019 Information Day will provide you with an overview of the Shift2Rail Research & Innovation Programme, focusing in particular on the upcoming funding opportunities under the umbrella of the Horizon 2020 Programme.

The Shift2rail Joint Undertaking, the European Union Agency for Railways, the European GNSS Agency  and the Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology of Austria are joining forces to organize a one-day event gathering railway main stakeholders, industry, and user communities.  The event will take place in Vienna on March 18th and 19th 2019.

The call for paper submission for TRA2020 is now open. The deadline for papers is April 30th 2019. Authors can submit their papers for two review tracks:
1) journal track and
2) conference track.