MODTRAIN stood for Innovative Modular Vehicle Concepts for an Integrated European Railway System.
Its objectives included increased productivity of rolling stock, reduction of the manufacturing costs as well as time-to-market, increased reliability and lower maintenance costs.
For that purpose, MODTRAIN aimed at the definition and standardisation of the necessary functional, electrical and mechanical interfaces and validation procedures to deliver the range of interchangeable modules, which will form the basis for the next generation on intercity trains and universal locomotives.
Key deliverables of MODTRAIN such as the Functional Breakdown Structure, Component Specifications have already been transmitted to CEN & CENELEC for further steps in the standardisation process.