Strategic Research by TSLG
Technical Strategy Leadership Group is the industry client group for the Rail Industry Strategic Research Programme (RISRP) and it has an overview of the work of the Systems Interface Committees (SICs).
£15m STRATEGIC RESEARCH FUNDING IS AVAILABLE
The Rail Industry Strategic Research Programme (RISRP), launched in September 2008, aims to support the rail industry, its customers, suppliers and other stakeholders in enabling the step changes needed to deliver the industry strategy in 30 years’ time, as outlined in the Rail Technical Strategy (RTS). DfT has granted £15million over 5 years to RSSB, to manage the RISRP on behalf of the rail industry.
NEED MORE DETAIL?
An introduction to the programme entitled a Guide to the Rail Industry Strategic Programme (RISRP) is available and covers:
- Why the rail industry has a strategic research programme
- How to engage with the programme
- How this strategic research relates to other research programmes
- How the programme is governed
TSLG (Sponsored) Research
TSLG manages a strategic research programme that aims to address knowledge
gaps in establishing a long term view for the railway; the programme supports
the early technology developments towards this. Many of the prohects have a
broad scope so require a whole system perspective for the railway.
Please follow the hyperlinks below to view the deliverable from the
programme.
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WHAT IS STRATEGIC RESEARCH?
Strategic research is necessary to realise the long-term direction as set out in the Rail Technical Strategy, and can be characterised as:
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Encompassing defined but broad-ranging subjects where it is possible to identify a need for improvement, but not necessarily the specific solutions
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Addressing complex, multi-facetted problems
Focussing on solutions that may be many years ahead
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Requiring innovative approaches
Likely to involve complex modelling and/or proof of concept
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Requiring strong industry and academic collaboration |