Research pipeline

Summer 2023

Summer 2023The value of the research delivered by RSSB is strongly influenced by both rail industry stakeholders supporting RSSB in defining research requirements and our industry partners’ skilled research teams bringing specialist knowledge, creative approaches, and best practice from previous research.To register your interest in any project listed below, contact us through the customer self-service portal. This list reflects our plans at the time of publication, and may be subject to change.

Project reference (PROGRAMME)	Project description
T1270	Feasibility of smart traction energy management on the Western Route
T1314	Dynamic seat comfort for passengers
T1316	Assess case for rolling stock and infrastructure design features that can provide guidance to trains when derailed *
T1320 (FREIGHT)	Assessing the economic and safety case for wider use of curtain-sided containers on the GB network
T1321 (FREIGHT)	Technological solutions to detect and alert brake drag events and other faults
COF-ARF (FREIGHT)	Assessing aerodynamic risk to enable freight speeds above 75mph*
IMP-T579	Development of multi-mode vehicle capabilities within the Track Circuit Actuator Risk Adviser Tool
IMP-T1225	Further validation of electrical resonance modelling*

*Will be carried out internally by RSSB or delivered by existing research partnerships and frameworks.