As global mobility demands rise, the railway sector faces the challenge of making trains a more attractive option for passenger and freight transport. This involves developing new and innovative ideas to create a more efficient, reliable and costumer-centred service.
In 2015 during the ramp-up phase of Shift2Rail, the S2R ‘Lighthouse Projects’ (Roll2Rail, In2Rail, IT2Rail, Smart-Rail) received investments worth €52 million to make considerable advances towards achieving the Single European Railway Area (SERA) and to set the ground for the five Innovation Programmes at the heart of Shift2Rail. The ‘Lighthouse Projects’ presented their most promising achievements and final results on 19 April 2018 at a joint conference in Vienna.