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https://translate4rail.eu
Project information
- Project website: https://translate4rail.eu/
- Acronym: TRANSLATE4RAIL
- Total budget: 248k€
- Project start date: 01/12/2019
- Project end date: 30/11/2021
- Project coordinator: International union of railways (UIC)- Freight Department
- Grant agreement n°881779
Project description
- Rail freight and its future rely heavily on cross border exchanges
- Corridors support a seamless approach for the rail freight offering
- Nonetheless, interoperability barriers still exist, such as the B1 level language proficiency requirement
- Allowing greater flexibility in terms of language without jeopardizing safety is a priority
Project objectives
- Provide drivers and traffic controllers with a set of predefined messages in normal and exceptional circumstances in all countries
- Enable communication on the basis of these messages using a digital tool, via a prototype developed in the context of the project
- Pilot testing will take place on different corridors
Project structure
WP1 Tool
WP2 Pilots
WP3 Safety
WP4 Dissemination and exploitation
WP5 Management