Better air quality is key to the health of our passengers, staff and wider society. A fully decarbonised and energy efficient railway will ensure that the sector plays a key role in meeting net zero carbon ambitions for the transport sector.
The functional priority routemaps highlight the steps needed in the next few years to ensure that new technical solutions can underpin progress towards the key goals. You can explore the latest version of the routemap below and also read about progress to date against the stepping stones.
Many research and innovation activities support progress towards the goals set out for this priority. Visibility of these is essential to enable greater collaboration and increase the likelihood of success. This is why the RTS puts a spotlight on a selection of these activities, enables you to download the full list of activities of which we are aware, and invites you to add to this picture by sharing your own work.
Help keep the industry up to date with progress by sharing your research and innovation activities that are relevant to this priority.