Research Cluster Railway Systems

• Interdisciplinary research cluster in the field of rail vehicle technology, rail infrastructure and rail operations with a focus on overall synergy potentials
• Bundling of technical expertise on railway available in the area of TU Graz in the faculties of Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering in combination with the departments computer science / information technology / measurement technology and the Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH
• Realization of future-oriented research in the areas of vehicle technology, rail infrastructure and operations management using the technological possibilities of digital transformation
• Interdisciplinary training platform for the next generation of engineers for the rail technology of tomorrow
• Accredited testing, inspection and simulation facilities for the validation compliant with rail specific standards and specifications

• Digitization in the railway system
• Technology & method development
• Modeling & simulation
• Validation & test
• Operation & service
• Overall understanding of the rail system
• Development of new products, manufacturing processes and services

RCRS Research Cluster Railway Systems
c/o Graz University of Technology
Rechbauerstraße 12
8010 Graz
Austria
office.rcrsnoSpam@tugraz.at

Contact Persons TU Graz
Mag. Andrea HÖGLINGER
(Vice Rector for Research)

Univ.-Prof. Dr.techn. Ferdinand POSPISCHIL, M.Sc.
(RC Spokesperson)

Dr.rer.nat. Katja GÖTSCHL
(Research Manager)

Contact Person Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH
Dr. Jost BERNASCH
(CEO)

Contact Person ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG
DI Dr. Thomas PETRASCHEK
(Head of Research & Development)

Contact Person SIEMENS Mobility GmbH
DI Dr. Stefan ERLACH
(Vice President Bogies)

Contact Person voestalpine Railway Systems
DI Franz SODIA
(Chief Technology Officer)

Contact Person Plasser & Theurer
DI Bernhard ANTONY
(Director of Strategic Product Development)