The Chief Govt of the World Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Simon Jones has urged individuals to enroll to a serious rail innovation briefing taking place in Cardiff on Thursday third November.
The briefing occasion as a consequence of happen at Metropolis Corridor in Cardiff, will assist launch the Innovation in Railway Building Competitors, providing the chance to entry as much as £7.4 million of funding for innovation concepts that may be examined on the GCRE facility. The funding is being offered by Innovate UK and thru the Division for Enterprise, Power & Industrial Technique within the UK Authorities.
Occasion Particulars:
World Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE): Innovation in Railway Building Competitors Briefing
3 November 2022
11:00-16:00
Cardiff Metropolis Corridor
Cardiff, CF10 3ND
Registration particulars could be discovered through this hyperlink:
Talking as registration for the occasion opened, GCRE Chief Govt Simon Jones mentioned:
“The World Centre of Rail Excellence in South Wales is among the most unusual and vital infrastructure tasks wherever in rail at this time.
“When it begins operation in 2025, GCRE might be a facility that allows world class analysis and testing of latest infrastructure, rolling inventory and rail expertise proper right here within the UK. It is going to be a ‘one cease store’ for the trade, offering an innovation area fairly not like every other in Europe, filling a important hole in rail that may assist cut back prices within the trade and help decarbonisation.
“The Innovate UK briefing going down in Cardiff will present companions with the possibility to be taught extra in regards to the vastly thrilling analysis alternatives this new Innovation in Railway Building funding will help.
“At root, GCRE is a spot that can carry individuals and concepts collectively and its tie-ins like this, with Innovate UK, that may assist realise the ambitions we’ve and help the rail sector to construct a brighter future.”
The occasion will present an introduction to the thrilling work going down because the World Centre of Rail Excellence takes form. GCRE is a world-class rail testing centre and can positioned close to to Onllwyn in South Wales. Learn extra right here.
This occasion will present the chance to search out out extra about this thrilling alternative, to satisfy the important thing members of the workforce from GCRE and people delivering this competitors, and to satisfy different stakeholders that is likely to be to associate with you in making use of for funding. This occasion is delivered as a partnership between GCRE, BEIS, Innovate UK and Innovate UK KTN.
The occasion takes place the day after a separate, ‘Meet the Consumers’ occasion that GCRE is holding with potential suppliers to the mission – additionally at Metropolis Corridor – on Wednesday 2nd November.
