• H2020
• Policy & Research

In2Rail, a Horizon 2020 project, is joining forces with railML to establish a comprehensive Canonical Data Model (CDM).

In2Rail aims to lay the foundations for a resilient, consistent, cost-efficient and high-capacity European network by delivering building blocks which will unlock innovation potential in the Shift2Rail3 programme.

The initiative was financed under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

Network Rail will contribute to In2Rail.

The project will explore innovative technologies and a systems framework where infrastructure, information management, maintenance techniques, energy, and engineering are integrated, optimised, shared and exploited.

In2Rail is structured around smart infrastructure, intelligent mobility management, and rail power supply and energy management.

The In2Rail consortium includes more than 50 partners, covering all areas of railway concerns: system integrators, manufacturers, infrastructure managers, maintenance railway suppliers, and research institutes and universities from Europe.

The lighthouse project is spearheaded by Shift2Rail, who will receive €920m between 2014 and 2020.

Professor Andy Doherty, industry spokesman for Shift2Rail, said: “We are confident that the projects funded through this first round of calls will build upon and complement the work already launched under the Shift2Rail lighthouse projects, providing the necessary impulse to Shift2Rail activities so that we can meet our ambitious objectives of enabling a true step-change to a yet higher performing customer-driven railway for Europe.”