deliver research that helps introduce improved technology and processes to control train movements. This includes understanding the Assisted Braking and Door Operation (ABDO) method of work.
continue to find organisations willing to be early adopters of our research findings. This will ensure that our research findings deliver tangible benefits to industry.
work with industry to understand the implications of using AI. We will focus on the safety and interoperability effects.
improve the safety of Any Line Open working. We will define working methods and identify effective technological solutions for implementation through our research. This will be based on systems engineering, risk, and human factors analysis.
help operators, rolling stock owners, and infrastructure managers maintain existing assets. We will conduct research to find ways of using new assets more efficiently. This will include novel approaches to manage the wheel/rail interface.
enable better use of existing and future traction power technologies. We will conduct research on how to optimise traction power networks and their interfaces with rolling stock.
develop a new Rail Industry Standard (RIS) for time in railway operations. This will be the first time we have done this in over a century. Our aim is to improve data aggregation real-time and post-event and enable better synchronicity of systems.
help all parties in GB rail to connect to relevant initiatives in other countries and sectors.