SIGNAL+DRAHT | Issue 07-08/2019
Shift2Rail: X2Rail-1 Final Event in Potsdam
On July 12, 2019, around 70 experts from the European rail industry met at the Deutsche Bahn Academy in Potsdam for the final event of the Shift2Rail project X2Rail-1. The results of the three-year research and development work were presented at a conference and the achievements have been assessed very positively. Overall, Shift2Rail pursues the following goals: 100% increase of the capacity, 50% increase of the reliability and punctuality and 50% reduction of the costs of the railway system. The X2Rail-1 project is part of the Shift2Rail Innovation Program 2 (IP2), which aims to innovate in the field of control, command, signaling and communication systems....