Research pipeline
Spring/Summer 2025
The value of the research delivered by RSSB is strongly influenced by rail organisations across the industry, who support RSSB in defining needs and opportunities for which research is required, and by delivery partners with 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
IMP-T1327
Compatibility of heights of standard vehicle gauges with low contact wire heights
T1349 (DATA INTEROPERABILITY)
Development of a Data Interoperability Framework
T1373
Managing liability and assurance of risk insights in the context of data fusion
T1374 (FUTURE RISK MODELLING)
Assessing the effect of changes in extreme weather events on the Safety Risk Model risk profile
T1375 (FUTURE RISK MODELLING)
Ensuring risk tools adequately capture and model technology being rolled out
T1378 (PERFORM)
How do professional driving policies change under ETCS for freight services
T1379 (PERFORM)
Psychometric assessment applicability for driver selection when operating services under ETCS
T1380 (PERFORM)
Assessing the cognitive load risk of driving policy change
T1381 (FREIGHT)
Improving freight gauges (W7, W8, and W9)
T1382
Analysis of Air Quality Onboard Trains – Phase 2
TBC (FREIGHT)
Rules for running freight trains above 75 mph without exceeding aerodynamic force limits
Modular, low-cost signalling systems to support quicker and cheaper connections to off-network locations
TBC
Review lower sector gauge improvements for electrification equipment to enable safety and performance improvements
We invite stakeholders from across the industry to tell us about the challenges they face and the new knowledge and solutions they need. If these require cross-industry collaboration and system-wide thinking, the RSSB Research Programme may be able to help.
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