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Highlights from the 14th World Congress on Railway Research (WCRR 2025)

🚆 Highlights from the 14th World Congress on Railway Research (WCRR 2025) Colorado Springs, USA At this year’s World Congress on Railway Research, our colleagues Linus BrĂŒnner and Steffen Wieser presented three forward-looking studies that advance the shift toward a zero-emission rail network. Their contributions demonstrate how innovative technologies and integrated system approaches can significantly improve the ...

Publication in ETR related to Pods4Rail

In the September -2025 edition of the German publication ETR – Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau you can find an Article with the title: ”Pods for Healthcare – Ein evolutionĂ€rer Ansatz zur StĂ€rkung von Notfallnetzen weltweit ”  – “An evolutionary approach to strengthen emergency ”. An article written by Dr. Andreas Liliequist, Head of Cardiothoracic ICU and OR Perioperative Medicine Heart and ...

Digital Flyer

We have created a digital flyer to present the project. Have a look and click through the flyer.

Pods4Rail Mid-Term Event:

Shaping the Future of Mobility 🚆🔋 This week, the #Pods4Rail Mid-Term Event gathered industry leaders, researchers, and stakeholders to discuss innovative advancements in rail-based intermodal transport and explore future mobility solutions. Opening Remarks & Welcome The event commenced with an introduction by the Project Coordinator and Organisers:đŸŽ€ Roman Cermak, Armando Carrillo, and Dirk Winkler Warm welcomes were extended ...

Innotrans 2024

From September 24-27, 2024, the world's largest trade fair for transport technology, InnoTrans, took place once again, with a record number of visitors: around 170,000 from 133 countries. Many of the PODS4Rail partners were, of course, present to establish new contacts and discuss our project. We also held a partner meeting and met with Weitzer ...

Workshops and conferences in Sweden

Our Swedish partners are organizing a workshop and participating in a conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, to disseminate the results of our project and raise awareness. The conference is an online event open to all: The Results Conference for Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking at Trafikverket. One key topic will be "Future Visions," and #PODS4Rail will be presented ...

Publication at the Civil-Comp Conferences

Publication written by A. Paz Martinez, (Institute of Vehicle Concepts, German Aerospace Center, Berlin, Germany ) Y. K. Adams and S. NĂ€gele, (Institute of Transport Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany), V. Laqua, (Institute of Transport Systems, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany) and D. Winkler, (Function Technology & Innovation (SDT), Siemens Mobility GmbH, ...

Publication inETR

In the July/August -2024 edition of the German publication ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau you can find an Article with the title: " Neue Lösungen für den Verkehr von morgen"  - "New solutions for the transportation of tomorrow". An article written by Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Winkler and  Dr. Walter Struckl from Siemens Mobility and Maria Traunmüller from ...