International Railway Research Board (IRRB)


The International Rail Research Board (IRRB) is the UIC's global stakeholder group for rail research and innovation, acting both globally and regionally to support all UIC regions. IRRB provides a global research and innovation platform for UIC members and academic and research entities focused on boosting the railway sector’s innovation-driven development, facilitating skills and knowledge sharing, as well as promoting best practices in R&D+I activities. At a regional level, IRRB supports the sustainable development of UIC R&I Regional Competence Hubs (RCHs) via the IRRB RCH Core Group (CG) Taskforce.

List of working groups:

  • IRRB WG1
  • IRRB WG2
  • IRRB WG3
  • IRRB WG4
  • IRRB WG5

List of task forces:

  • IRRB Task Force RCH CG
  • IRRB Task Force OPT-IN

More information coming soon.

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