ONGOING AND RECENT R&D
PROJECTS
Diesel - Study on the reduction of emissions from diesel locomotives
EURNEX (European
Rail Research Network of Excellence)
- Objective:
to support the railway industry by integrating european rail research knowledge.
- Budget:
Euro 6M over 4 years
- UK Representative:
Keith Madelin (RRUK/University of Birmingham). Andrew MacNaughton (Network
Rail), Richard Gostling (RIA), Rod Muttram (Bombardier), Rebeka Sellick (ATOC)
on Advisory Board
- Likely Implementation
Impact:
will promote contact and sharing between existing research groups, (mostly
universities); provide a database of competencies and research projects; provide
a basis for new joint projects; advise on product testing and validation;
and advise on training.
- Current Situation:
see UNIFE IHWG - EURNEX
- Clarification may be
needed to ensure that EURNEX meets the needs of the Railway Business
GALILEO
GREEN (Diesel Emissions) - Road/Rail
INNOTRACK
- Current Situation:
see INNOTRACK Presentation
INTEGRAIL (Integrated
Project)
- Objective:
To enable a higher level of coordination and cooperation between the key railway
processes (infrastructure, vehicles, operations etc), through information
sharing, to achieve higher system level performance and optimised usage of
resources.
- Budget:
Euro 22M
- UK Representatives:
AEA Technology Rail, Bombardier (not just UK), ATOC, University of Birmingham,
Heriot-Watt University, Seebyte Ltd and Network Rail are all partners;
- Likely Implementation
Impact: Candidate standards (esp in Communications); Data protocol
specifications; Definition of interfaces for data exchange; Other impacts
will emerge once project is underway.
- Current Situation:
See UNIFE IHWG - INTEGRAIL.
LibeRTiN (Light
Rail Thematic Network)
- Objective:
LibeRTIN is a Thematic network aimed at the establishment of a truly European
Internal Market for Light Rail Systems. Its main goal is the search for a
sector-wide consensus in fostering simplification, modularisation and interchangeability
of light rail sub-systems.
- UK Representative:
AEA Technology Rail, Atkins Rail
- Likely Implementation
Impact: Objective is increased cost effectiveness and reliability
of light rail systems.
- Current Situation:
Work complete.
MODTRAIN (Integrated
Project)
Innovative Modular Vehicle Concepts for an Integrated European Railway System
- Objective:
reduced cost, improved reliability, through wider use of proven components.
UIC priorities are brakes, doors, energy
- Budget:
Euro 30.4M
- UK Representatives:
RIA ATOC are partners; Porterbrook subcontractors.
- Likely Implementation
Impact: will define Interoperability Constituents; would have major
impact on UK if they were not UK appropriate eg too big.
- Current Situation:
See UNIFE
IHWG - MODTRAIN
MODURBAN
- Objectives:
- design, development
and test of an innovative and open common core system architecture and its
key interfaces
- harmonisation of command
and control, energy saving and passenger access subsystems
- definition of system architecture
for driverless trains
- Budget:
Euro10.5M
- UK Representatives:
Westinghouse Brakes; Invensys; LUL; Newcastle University are all partners
- Likely Implementation
Impact:
- Current Situation:
See UNIFE
IHWG - ModUrban
NEW OPERA
Q CITY (IP Noise Annoyance) - Rail/Road
RAPIDE (Railway
aerodynamics for passing and interaction with dynamic effects)
SAMRAIL & SAMNET
- Objective:
To develop a comprehensive and consistent safety management programme for
European railways which could provide a basis for implementing the European
Railway Safety Directive.
- UK Representative:
Atkins Rail (Consortium Co-ordinator), RSSB
- Likely Implementation
Impact: The work proposes a commonly agreed structure for the Safety
Management System and gives guidelines to help duty holders effectively meet
the requirements of the Safety Directive. It is likely to form the basis of further
work by the European Railway Agency on this issue.
- Current Situation:
Work complete.
TRANSAERO
(Transient
aerodynamics for railway system optimisation General Project Information)
- BRITE/EURAM
Project funded within the Fourth Research Framework Programme
Project Reference: BRPR-CT95-0067
Contract Type: Co-financed
Start Date:1996
End Date: Final results presented in May 1999, published
in 2002
Duration: 3 years
Project Status: Complete
Project Acronym: Transaero
Update Date: 15/12/04
- Project Description
The TRANSAERO Project is the first project within the Brite/Euram framework
of the European Union in which European Railways which operate trains with
speeds in excess of 200km/h joined forces to investigate the aerodynamic effects
that are of increasing importance for the modern railway system. The project
combined the expertise of three railway companies and eight academic research
institutions from Europe to make a major progress step in the physical understanding
and technical
development of time-dependent effects of side wind forces, trains passing
events and pressure waves in tunnels.
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