It provides the rail industry and other research organisations with access to a wealth of existing research. Developed by Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) in association with Rail Research UK, this project brings together information on research papers from different agencies, universities and various conferences. The website currently holds over 4300 published research projects and this is set to grow. The Advisory Group for Rail Research and Innovation (AGRRI), which includes representation from all parts of the rail industry, has supported the creation of an online bibliography to assist the rail industry and researchers in identifying what has already been learned, stop duplication of research and reduce the time taken to locate study findings. Richard Gostling, Chairman of AGRRI said as the site went live: “Development of this website represents a significant step forward for the industry. For too many years, we have been in the position that research knowledge in potentially important areas has been developed, but with little general awareness of what has been done. As a result, industry has not easily been able to make use of the knowledge gained, and there has been a considerable risk of repetition of work within research organisations. Now, we begin to be able to see what is happening, and we look forward to this website being a useful tool in the management of research knowledge in the railway industry.” The University of Birmingham, working as part of Rail Research UK, will maintain the bibliography and increase the number of references, to capture as much knowledge as possible and give the industry a one-stop-shop for information.
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