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Research, develop and implement a rail freight corridor

The EC entered into a contract for the RETRACK consortium.

Project leader

Dr TH Zunder

Dates

May 2007 to August 2012

Project staff

Professor AM Robinson

Dr D Islam

Dr M Marinov

Sponsors

Commission of the European Communities

Description

The RETRACK Consortium has brought together:

  • New and upcoming European rail freight operators
  • Experienced IT and training specialists
  • Leading European research and development organisations

They took the initiative to design, develop and implement a new and innovative trans-European rail freight service concept. It starts with the rail corridor Rotterdam to Constanza (Romania) and on to the Black Sea area and Turkey.

The chosen trans-European corridor for RETRACK is an ambitious one. It has high potential for a modal shift of cargo from road to rail.

This creates an effective and scalable freight corridor between high growth areas in Western and Eastern Europe.

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