FP6-FUTURE project plan for 2026

  • Regional Railway System (CCS & Operations) Demonstration
    • Demonstrate a single integrated Operations Control Center (OCC) covering interlocking, radio  blocking and traffic management for regional lines that are not functionally/operationally connected with mainline (TRL4/5)
    • Demonstrate simple on-track radio network based on the results of the Flagship Project 2 (“R2DATO”) related with cost effective communications, supporting all FRMCS applications, minimizing civil works and energy consumption, to the achievement of cost-effective Gigabit Train, the use of public network coverage and compatibility with main lines (TRL4/5)
    • Demonstrate a specific application for Traffic Management Systems for regional lines improving resilience of a connected rail network, optimizing train operations including disturbing events considering high/low-demand situations (disturbance and distraction) (TRL4/5)
  • Assets Demonstration
    • Demonstrate a systemic approach with the implementation of different railway assets for cost-efficient wireless, energy self-sufficient wayside components in particular CCS track-side components (e.g., switches, level crossings) and if applicable for track vacancy detections and signalling shall be evaluated and demonstrated (TRL4/5)
  • Suitable Customer Services 
    • Demonstrate cost-efficient integration of on-board information of multimodal services integrating regional multimodal services such as carsharing (TRL4/5)
    • Demonstrate passenger congestion rate monitoring, flow optimization application as well as a low-cost passenger information system for regional services developed within this action (TRL4/5)
  • Integrated demonstration tests
    • To ensure that solutions can be tested and demonstrated in an integrated approach, necessary work to demonstrate a fully integrated demonstrator under operational conditions – in a succeeding project call – will be carried out.