GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

Technical Assistance to RailNetEurope shall address the support to Rail Freight Corridors and the Infrastructure Managers for the development of common rules, processes, functions and IT requirements / architectures for international rail capacity and traffic management, as well as activities related to data sharing, information provision, performance and market analysis. Technical assistance covers the following themes and priorities:

• Coordination and cooperation between RNE, RFCs and rail sector stakeholders
• Scoping and feasibility study for a European transport market study
• Further development and implementation of new approaches for rail capacity management and allocation
• Specification, development and deployment of IT systems and applications for rail capacity management (‘digital capacity management’)
• European traffic and contingency management including the related data exchange and monitoring
• Performance monitoring and management for rail infrastructure and transport services, including intermodal context
• Providing information on rail infrastructure and services in user-friendly, digital formats
• Ensuring consistency of coordinated funding proposals involving multiple rail stakeholders as regards the implementation the areas covered in the above WPs.

Technical assistance shall cover the following work packages and activities (further details in the call document, p. 10-12)