Advisory Group for Rail Research and Innovation

WHAT IS AGRRI?

AGRRI is an industry-wide stakeholder group, whose objectives are to:

	advise stakeholders on establishment of sound research and applications
	maintain overview of what is happening in UK and elsewhere
	disseminate knowledge of key issues, including database of work undertaken
	identify significant gaps in the knowledge base
	facilitate co-ordination of research activity across UK rail industry
	bring UK and European research into harmony
	propose process for establishing and managing additional research portfolio

The means through which this is achieved includes:

	encouraging and publishing strategic studies
	organisation of workshops/seminars on specific research themes
	providing a national focus for communication of needs and solutions
	encouraging links with groups from outside the railway industry to facilitate technology transfer in either direction
	maintaining awareness of needs of all types of railway transportation
	providing information on sources of funding
	establishing international links

AGRRI operates primarily through the actions of its members within their own organisations, singly or collectively. Specific initiatives are progressed by means of sub-groups.

Membership is drawn from the various stakeholders in the railway industry

AGRRI Meetings are held monthly, hosted by the Department for Transport

The Chairman is Richard Gostling, Technical Adviser of RIA