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open and integrate the railway equipment market |
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favour the interoperability at train, vehicle and equipment level |
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reduce the life cycle cost of railway vehicles |
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improve services for citizens and allow new value added services |
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make railways more competitive (increase of market share) |
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improve comfort of passengers and enhance attractiveness of the public transport |
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integrate existing and new technologies (notably Information and Communication |
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enable train fleet maintenance management based on remote monitoring and |
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pave the way for the establishment of a complete normative platform for railway |
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contribute to the next generation of intelligent railway vehicles |