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Research

Research, analysis and insight delivered by RSSB help industry tackle the issues of today and enable the railway of the future.

Our research programme tackles the challenges the railway faces, enables innovation, and informs and enables a safer and more efficient railway.

By providing the right safety tools, standards and guidance to facilitate introduction of new technology, the programme addresses new and unknown risks and helps overcome barriers to change.

Information on the funding and governance of our cross-industry research programme which helps to enable a safer, smarter railway by providing knowledge and solutions to utilise existing assets and unlock future change.
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Learn about the many ways you can engage with the research programme to benefit you, your organisation and the wider industry.
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The value of delivering research outputs is only truly realised when positive change is achieved on the railway. Implementation of successful project findings requires planning from the start of the research journey and strong collaboration with industry throughout.
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The success of research delivered by the RSSB programme is heavily reliant on collaborative working. We strive to bring together industry stakeholders, suppliers and academic expertise. We foster strong links with international organisations to share research pipelines.
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We have major research programmes in adhesion, performance, sustainability and the future of train maintenance. Our horizon scanning activities inform the research programme and help rail decision and policy makers prepare for the future.
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Research Highlights covers the benefits of RSSB’s recent research to the industry. Each issue features exciting projects, new findings, and solutions that could benefit your organisation. The publication also provides information about forthcoming events and webinars.
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Find hundreds of research and innovation projects by searching our research catalogue.
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SPARK is a free knowledge hub that helps the rail industry, and its research community in particular, to understand what we know and who knows it across the globe.
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Learn about the Rail Technical Strategy which was launched in October 2020. The strategy is a living document, updated regularly with the latest progress, and responding to changes in rail and the wider world.
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