Specifically: › the European PROTECTRAIL (for which Ansaldo STS coordinates projects in the security area, and the ALARP project, for the research, design and construction of a more efficient Automatic Track Warning System (ATWS) for train yard worker safety; › extensive testing of the TRAMWAVE catenary-free pick-up system (magnetic ground power supply system) developed by Ansaldo STS and AnsaldoBreda for trams and integration of systems that accumulate braking energy; › the continuation of functional testing of the axial-flow permanent magnet motor for “electric-wheel” tram applications, and implementation of techniques for controlling the converters and the permanent magnet motors; › the development of dual-use security/safety components, including the multi-function diagnostic portal (currently in operation on RFI’s Naples-Rome network) for checking that trains running up to 300 km/h are operating properly, and the completion of a tunnel-fire simulation tool; › developments in the field of signalling (train distancing platform), with the creation of new generations of wayside and on-board European Rail Traffic Management Systems (ERTMS) for high-speed lines and Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) for metros.