Seven universities have formed the UK Railway Research and Innovation Network, which has a budget of £92 million to fund research to improve the efficiency of the national passenger and freight system.
The University of Birmingham announced in a 10 July press release that the UKRRIN has received £28.1m from the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund, managed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
A further £64m will be provided by 17 industry partners, including British Steel, Alstom, Siemens and Bombardier Transportation.
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