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WA 1 - Long-term needs and socio-economic research and system platform demonstrators

Create knowledge of success factors for a future railway system based on customer needs and mobility behaviour of users, and better understanding of key trends such as urbanisation, demographic changes, ageing of society, and hyper-connectivity. Definition of the four System Platform Demonstrators (SPDs): Freight, Urban, Regional and High Speed.

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WA 2 - KPI method development and integrated assessment

KPI method development and integrated assessment. Methodology for assessing the achievement of the Shift2Rail objectives (improved services for users and customer quality, reduced system costs, simplified business process and enhanced interoperability), and the contribution of IPs and TDs.

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WA 3 - Safety, Standardisation, Smart Maintenance, Smart Materials & Virtual certification

3.1. Safety - Perform a global approach to safety of the railway system. Manage safety levels of the existing railway system, Quantify the safety improvements carried out in Shift2Rail TDs. 3.2. Standardisation - Coordinate and address standardisation issues for all IPs, to ensure it is possible to meet overall Shift2Rail targets. 3.3. Smart Maintenance - Lower maintenance costs by using new knowledge opportunities on vehicle condition thanks to digitalisation. This will have a marked impact on reliability, availability and LCCs, and thus on the attractiveness and competitiveness of rail traffic. 3.4. Smart Materials - Study and evaluate the maturity of smart materials in other sectors, e.g. nano materials and self-healing, adaptive and active materials. Propose possible technology transfer for application in the railway sector. 3.5. Virtual certification - New methodology and tools to implement more virtual validation and authorisation of the components, subsystems and systems transfer of tests from on-track train testing to bench testing and simulations.

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WA 4 - Smart Mobility

4.1. Smart Planning - Improve planning activities of various stakeholders in the railway system by means of precise railway simulation. Its concept will cover all phases of railway planning and include an outlook on operation. 4.2. I2M (Integrated Mobility Management) - Specification and implementation of substructures needed for automated message exchanges between Freight operations and Traffic management systems via the Integration Layer.

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All deliverables, results and publications herewith provided reflects only the author's view and the S2R JU is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

WA 5 - Energy and Sustainability

5.1. Energy - Achieve and assess the overall energy reduction on all ITDs and SPDs, and demonstrate cost-effectiveness and energy-saving features. Help and support all energy-saving-related work across IPs and TDs. Stimulate the emergence of pre-normative texts, when needed, to pave the way for a European shared understanding of energy figures in railways. Link energy and sustainability actions with existing initiatives outside Shift2Rail, in order to align understanding and positions from railways and energy stakeholders. 5.2. Noise - Develop future methods for predicting overall noise and vibration performance at system level, with proper ranking and characterisation of each contributing source, so as to include different combinations of entire vehicles and infrastructure, and to optimise cost-benefit scenarios as well as exposure and comfort. Ensure that the NoV aspects are properly considered and integrated in all relevant TDs within the different IPs of Shift2Rail.

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WA 6 - Human Capital

Achieve a number of benefits and overcome the challenges implicit in an ageing workforce by: - increasing diversity and flexibility for both employer and (blue collar) employees; - building a healthier workforce, thanks to automated and robotic systems that reduce physical strain on humans; - ensuring life-long development of new skills, and change in job profiles.

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All deliverables, results and publications herewith provided reflects only the author's view and the S2R JU is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.