Translate4Rail objectives for the reporting period M13-M24 were the following:
• Achieving a functional language tool after laboratory testing and enhancement completed through D1.3 on M19;
• Testing the prototype with the support of IMs and RUs in Austrian-Italian frontier, achieved in M18, M19 and M24;
• Final list of tool requirements available for RUs and IMs community through D1.3 on M19;
• Ensuring safety level remained as the same level as today, report on safety aspects including the results of two safety workshops held in the second reporting period on 10/09/2021 and 19/11/2021, achieved on M24;
• Sharing valuable experiences gained in Translate4Rail. Recommendation guidelines gathering inputs on pilot campaigns and capitalisation of experience and analysis of uptake perspective at European level completed by D2.2 on M24;
• Sharing experiences of the project in the final conference on 10/12/2021;
• Regularly updating Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation plan based on the information of the second period on M24;
• Updating Data Management Plan based on the information of the second period on M24.
Overview of the main results:
• T4R showed the possibility to overcome language issues in the short run and showed that the route into a single European Railway Area this perspective is feasible.
• Translate4Rail addressed language barriers in international freight trains. The concept was developed and tested within two pilots.
• Pre-defined messages are the core and safety critical element of the concept.
• The results show the language tool based on pre-defined messages can assist train drivers and traffic controllers who don’t speak the same language.
• This ability opens an opportunity for being more flexible for the railway sector in case of international freight trains. It shows its importance particularly in accidents and unpredicted changes in the international freight operations.
• Capitalising on the outcome of the Translate4Rail project, and based on identified enhancements, further development of the prototype is recommended to achieve full operational deployment. To reach European-wide uptake, performing operational pilots in the corridors with high priority should be considered in the next step.
