Rail industry research strategy implementation plan
Table of contents
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Background
- Scope of Implementation Plan
- Structure of Document
- Objectives and Critical Success Factors
- Objectives
- Critical Success Factors
- Key Enabling Actions for the Rail Industry Research Strategy
- Enabling Action 1 – Client Group for Strategic Research
- Enabling Action 2 – Strategic Research Framework
- Enabling Action 3 – Strategic Research Programme
- Enabling Action 4 – Development of Route Maps
- Supporting Enabling Actions
- Enabling Action 5 – Additional Co-Funding Mechanism
- Enabling Action 6 – Technology Development Activities
- Enabling Action 7 – Knowledge Management
- Enabling Action 8 – Collaborative Working with Research Councils and Other Research Funders
- Enabling Action 9 – Engaging Effectively in European Research
- Enabling Action 10 – Technology Transfer from Other Industries and Countries
- Enabling Action 11 – Estimation of Benefits at Proposal Stage
- Enabling Action 12 – Evaluating Impacts of Completed Research
- Summary
- Resources
- Background
- Priority Actions
- Secondary Actions
- Timescales
- Ownership
- Funding of Development Activities
- Governance and Monitoring
- Governance of RIRS
- Monitoring and Review
- Management of Risk
- Appendix A – Indicative Strategic Research Projects
- A1. Mechatronics
- A2. Next Generation DMU
- A3. Capacity optimisation: cab signalling technology
- Appendix B – Strategic Research Programme – Ideas Mechanism
- Appendix C – Technology Readiness Levels
- Appendix D – European Research
- Background
- Actions Proposed
- Appendix E – Evaluation of Impacts of Completed Research
- Appendix F – Glossary

