European Railway Research EU Framework Program for Research FP7 FP7 2 nd Call for proposals 2008 International cooperation Dennis Schut EU Research Manager UIC dept T & R UIC Brussels
European Railway Research The EU Framework Program for Research FP7
European Railway Research Framework Programme 7 (FP7) is one of the instruments at the heart of the European Union's Lisbon Strategy to become one of the most dynamic competitive knowledge-based economy in the world. EU = > invest more and better in R&D = > building ERA + 3% objective
European Railway Research EU = a strong economic power facing huge challenges: e.g. ageing societies, industrial competitiveness, employment, regional & social cohesion, sustainable development, energy, globalisation Future = > ( knowledge( triangle ) How to create knowledge = Research How to diffuse knowledge = Education How to use knowledge = Innovation
European Railway Research FP7 EU Framework Program for Research FP7 EU main instrument to implement research in Europe Will run from2007 to 1013 FP7 budget: 50.5 billion 41% increase from FP6 at 2004 prices 63% increase at current prices FP7 was designed to: Respond to Europe s employment needs and competitiveness Keep EU as a world leader in the selected priority areas -> stimulate innovation!
European Railway Research FP7 1. Health Cooperation - collaborative Research - 10 themes 2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology 3. Information and Communication Technologies 4. Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies 5. Energy 6. Environment (including Climate Change) 7. Transport (including Aeronautics) ( 4,18 billion) 8. Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities 9. Security 10. Space
TRANSPORT in FP7 ROAD RAIL WATERBORNE AERONAUTICS
European Railway Research FP7 Why Transport Research? Transport is one of Europe s strengths Surface transport: 11% EU GDP, 16 million jobs Transport faces tough challenges Climate change: transport is 25% of EU CO2 emissions Enlargement: increase of 25% of land surface and 20% population Economic development: efficient, cost-effective and sustainable transport of people and goods Transport industries: ensure technological competitive advantages Transport is important to key EU policies Trade, competition, employment, cohesion, energy, security, maritime, internal market
European Railway Research FP7 Overall objectives Develop safer, greener and smarter transport systems for: respecting environment and natural resources the benefit of citizens and society Secure and develop the competitiveness of European industry in the global market
European Railway Research FP7 Scope: Set of activities The greening of surface transport Encouraging modal shiftand decongestingtransport corridors Ensuring sustainable urban transport Improving safety and security Strengthening competitiveness Cross-cutting activities (not a bullet point of the SP) => Focus2008 in CLIMATE CHANGE
ENVIRONMENT 25 % of CO2 emissions Air, water, soil, noise pollution Pollution costs 1,7% EU GDP 360 per year/capita 98% oil dependent
MOBILITY Co-modality : people and goods in regional, national & EU transport networks Decongestion Logistics, intermodality, interconnectivity, interoperability
URBAN MOBILITY 80% of EU population lives in cities Congestion costs 2% of EU GDP = 400 per capita/year Cars account for 75% of urban km travelled 65% of accidents occur in urban environment
SAFETY & SECURITY 42 000 road deaths in 2005 Accidents decreasing since 2001, but not fast enough Transport used as a vector and target for terrorism Integrated approach
COMPETITIVENESS 11% of EU GDP 16 million employments The biggest investment in RTD (5 in the top 10; 9 in the top 20) EU families spend 14% of income on transport
European Railway Research How does it work practically? * Calls for proposalslaunched launched by DG RTD * Consortia submit proposals *Independent evaluation of the proposals * Selectionof of the best proposals for co-funding EU
European Railway Research An example: The 2 nd annual Call for Proposals open: 30 November 2007 closing: 7 May 2008
European Railway Research Topic of interest DG Research part of Call 2008 Call open 30/11/07 07/05/08 up to 200 Million E Topics of potential interest for the railway Activity/ Area sector DG Research part of WP 2008 Topics of 7. 2. potential 1. THE GREENING interest OF SURFACE for TRANSPORT the railway 7.2.1.1 The greening of products and operations Topics called SST.2008.1.1.1 Clean and energy efficient gasoline and diesel power sector DG Research part of WP 2008 trains SST.2008.1.1.2 Electric-hybrid powertrains SST.2008.1.1.3 Holistic noise and vibration abatement SST.2008.1.1.6 Emission reduction technologies for diesel locomotives Funding Schemes CP (small or medium), CSA (coordinating) CP (small or medium), CSA (coordinating) CP (small or medium), CSA (coordinating) CP (large-scale integrating projects) SST.2008.1.1.7 Attenuation of vibrations and vibration-induced noise affecting residents near railway lines CP (large-scale integrating projects)
European Railway Research DG Research part of Call 2008 7.2.2 ENCOURAGING AND INCREASING MODAL SHIFT AND DECONGESTING TRANSPORT CORRIDORS 7.2.2.1 Logistics and intermodal transport SST.2008.2.1.1 Efficient interfaces between transport modes CP (small or medium), CSA (coordinating) SST.2008.2.1.2 Improved services in terminals SST.2008.2.1.3 New generation of European freight train systems CP (small or medium), CSA (coordinating) CP (large-scale integrating projects)
European Railway Research DG Research part of Call 2008 7.2.3 ENSURING SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY 7.2.3.1 New transport and mobility concepts SST.2008.3.1.1 New mobility concepts for passengers ensuring accessibility for all SST.2008.3.1.2 Intelligent mobility systems and multi-modal interfaces for transport of passengers CP (small or medium) CP (small or medium) SST.2008.3.1.3 New vehicle concepts for the delivery of goods CP (small or medium), CSA SST.2008.3.1.4 Urban freight delivery systems CP (small or medium), CSA
European Railway Research DG Research part of Call 2008 7.2.4. IMPROVING SAFETY AND SECURITY 7.2.4.1 Integrated safety and security for surface transport systems SST.2008.4.1.1 Safety and security by design CP (small or medium), SST.2008.4.12 Human components CP (small or medium), SST.2008.4.1.3 Integral system solutions for safety CP (large), CSA (coordinating)
European Railway Research DG Research part of Call 2008 7.2.5. STRENGTHENING COMPETITIVENESS 7.2.5.1 Competitive industrial processes SST.2008.5.1.1 Advanced and costeffective infrastructure construction, maintenance and monitoring CP (small or medium), CSA (coordinating) 7.2.5.2 Competitive surface transport products and services SST.2008.5.2.1 Innovative product concepts CP (small or medium), CSA (coordinating) SST.2008.5.2.2 Competitive transport operations CP (small or medium), CSA (coordinating)
European Railway Research DG Research part of Call 2008 7.2.6. CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES SST.2008.6.1 Stimulating of International Cooperation within Surface Transport Research CSA (supporting) SST.2008.6.5 Stimulating International Cooperation with Latin American countries in developing sustainable freight transport systems SST.2008.6.7 Shaping the new generation of sustainable surface transport mobility for Europe CSA (supporting) CSA (supporting)
European Railway Research DG Research part of Call 2008 TPT Call same period 14.65 Million PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION TPT.2008.1 Assessing of disruptive effects of extreme weather events on operation and performance of the EU Transport system TPT.2008.2 Climate-friendly travel choice in the city, region and world of tomorrow CP (small or medium scale focussed research) CSA (supporting) CP (small or medium scale focussed research) TPT.2008.13 New mobility/organisational schemes: interconnection between short and long-distance transport networks CP (small or medium scale focussed research) CSA (supporting)
European Railway Research DG TREN part of the Call 2008 Call open 30/11/07 07/05/08 budget 36 Million E Activity/ Area Topics called Funding Schemes 7.2.1. GREENING OF SURFACE TRANSPORT 7.2.1.1 The greening of products and operations 7.2.1.3 Socio-economic issues SST.2008.1.1.9 Green corridors SST.2008.1.3.1 Effects of climate change on inland waterway and transport networks CSA CSA 7. 2. 2. encouraging modal shift and decongesting transport corridors 7.2.2.1 Logistics and intermodal transport SST.2008.2.1.5 Co-modal IT transport solutions SST.2008.2.1.6 Rail transport in competitive and co-modal freight logistics chains CP CP 7.2.2.7 Policy support SST.2008.2.7.5 Transport CSA forecasting and globalisation
European Railway Research Examples of Framework Program EU funded research projects:
SQUEAL A Business Success! Products developed were also bought and installed in the New York Metropolitan The aim was to suppress squeal noise of urban rail in tramway curves. Prediction of the generation of squeal noise to obtain efficient rail damping principles and treatment procedures to solve this problem. EC Funding: 0.8 M 4 partners
ALJOIN Crashworthiness of Joints in Aluminium Rail Vehicles Problem: weld-unzipping Aim: implement and validate the modelling techniques developed by ALJOIN and provide numerical results which show tangible increase in crashworthiness and New Joining Techniques already in use! passenger safety Contributed to an increase in crashworthiness and passenger safety in rail vehicles. Results served as inputs into 2 European standards in development, pren 15227 Crashworthiness of rail vehicles and pren 15088 Welding of rail vehicles
CORRUGATION Infrastructure focused project for urban transport covering wheels, track and grinding Reduce the generation of corrugation: Impacts on noise, life time of wheels and rails, maintenance. Environment (less grinding) EC Funding: 4.2 M 14 partners
European Driver s s Desk EUDD Towards a Single European Railway System : Contribution to TSI Suppliers, Operators, Industry, Standardization bodies, Research organizations etc Development of a train driver s desk capable of operation across the EU. Improving driving working conditions, enhancing safety Mock up developed Feeds into the MODTRAIN IP as a key element EC funding: 2.7 M
LIBERTIN -Network Step for the future : EU internal market for Light Rail Systems? Operators, Industry, Standardization bodies, Research organizations and Engineering companies joined together to agree voluntary on the Charter of Technical Specification for Modularity in Urban Rail Standards. Based on the conclusions of the EU study "Obstacles to Internal Market for Rail Mass Transit". EC funding: 1.1 M
SAFETRAM EC Funding 1.4 M Passive safety standards in trams and trains in Europe Collision and Crashes : Tram-train operations are fully integrated. 13 Partners: Major supply industries, railway and public transport operators were cooperating to develop, test and agree on all structural and interior design rules for trams Contributing to a safe environment for passengers during crashes. Basis for Euronorm
SILENCE & QCITY Developing an integrated system of methodologies and technologies for an efficient control of urban traffic noise. Trams, buses, metros, motobikes, all types of vehicles including hybrid 75 partners involved EC funding: 16.5 M M
NICHES Provide coordination for a wide range of innovative urban transport concepts by combined action stakeholder, expert working groups, validation and dissemination, workshops EC Funding: 1.1 M 7 partners
MODURBAN 1-MODONBOARD 2-MODWAYSIDE 3-MODACCESS 4-MODCOMM 5-MODENERGY 6-MODSYSTEM Next generation of urban guided PT Modularity, interchangeability of key modules for existing and new lines 35 partners involved EC Funding: 10.5 M M Design, development and testing
MODTRAIN Adopting a modular approach to define common interfaces for systems in high speed passenger trains and locomotives to improve inter changability, interoperability and reduce total life costs 1st time all manufacturers and major railways have worked on research project of this scale 36 partners involved EC Funding: 16.9 M
INTEGRAIL Creating a holistic, coherent information sytem to integrate railway rolling stock and infrastructure sytems to achieve higher levels of capacity, average speed, punctuality, safety and optimised use of resources. 33 partners involved EC Funding: 11 M
INTEGRAIL Creating a holistic, coherent information sytem to integrate railway rolling stock and infrastructure sytems to achieve higher levels of capacity, average speed, punctuality, safety and optimised use of resources. 33 partners involved EC Funding: 11M
NOFISDI In the NOFISDI project, Fiat and partners developed their Common Rail direct injection concept, a world class success.
CATATRAP In the CATATRAP project Peugeot, Fiat and their research partners developed concepts that led to the development of the wall flow monolith of the current Peugeot Diesel Particulate Filter system (based on fuel-borne catalyst) and the newer generations of catalysed Diesel Particulate Filters
GREEN State of the Art Port Gas Injection Partial HCCI First steps variability BMEP < 25 bar Open loop control FP7 FP 6: GREEN Improved HD Gas Engines ( including engine validator ) Advanced Flexibility ( including engine validator ) New Combustion System Closed loop emission control Very High BMEP ( including engine validator ) Related Issues: Bio-fuels Designed Diesel NaturalGas Methane... HD and Rail powertrain - Intelligent flexible - new combustion - model based closed loop controlled Intelligent Vehicle Management Friction Transmission Aftertreatment... Focuses on developing heavy duty engines to ensure the highest conversion efficiency of the Diesel cycle, to achieve near-zero real world pollution emissions and a significant reduction in CO 2 with a competitive cost base. 29 partners involved EC Funding: 12 M
European Railway Research The European Union and International cooperation in Research
CONTEXT EU RTD /InCo/ in TRANSPORT WHAT about INCO strategy for TRANSPORT? integration of international cooperation in all collaborative projects. Possibility for geographic and thematic targeting. Specific actions geared by third countries needs I) Specific to a Sector or technology, aiming at Industrial Competitiveness II) Addressing Global Challenges III) Specific to a Region aiming at supporting development in Developing Countries India participation funded as EU participation
European Railway Research In European Surface Transport Research India plays an active role especially in road transport, followed by Rail. In FP6-Surface Transport (2002-2006), India was second, after Russia, in terms of number of projects and budget in which they have participated, India participation was at the level of Specific Support Actions and Coordinated Actions, not technology driven. They are mostly aiming at establishing a first contact for definition of specific areas of joint collaborative research, especially for road and rail. EU-India cooperation on Road Transport Research is supported by a joint statement and action plan since 2004, with C.A.R, Professor Mohan, that sets the mutual exchange of information between the European Commission and the Indian research authorities on projects and experts (should this joint statement be extended to Railways?).
European Railway Research Overview of FP research proposals to be submitted for the 2 nd Call for Proposals
Abatement of Railway Induced Vibration (ARIV) Project objectives / scope Develop and optimise vibration mitigation technologies (including demonstrators) Standardised test procedures to measure the performance of vibration mitigation measures Measurement recommendations for "low-vibration vehicles" as input for TSI Validated prediction tool Database for ground/track/vehicle parameters WP 1Evaluation, WP 2 Measurement procedure, WP 3 Modelling tool, WP 4 Mitigation measures (infrastructure), WP 5 Mitigation measures (rolling stock), WP 6 Dissemination, WP 7 Coordination, Management WP 8 Initiator: SNCF / DB AG Contact: Dr. Bernd Asmussen => bernd.asmussen@bahn.de Franck Poisson => franck.poisson@sncf.fr Current consortium / potential partners TÜV (CO), DB, SBB, SNCF, ÖBB, ProRail BAM, Charmec, CSTB, ISVR-DG, LCPC, Rail.One Pandrol, Max Bögl, GERB Bombardier, Keller Grundbau, UIC UNIFE contacted Topic Funding scheme: CP large scale SST.2008.1.1.7 - Attenuation of vibrations & vibration-induced noise affecting residents near railway lines
TIGER Project objectives / scope Realisation and demonstration of innovative concepts on corridor manangement and new technologies researched in NewOpera (FP 6) TIGER has to demonstrate that by applying new management concepts and technologies an increase of productivity can be extracted from the existing corridors paving the way towards a dedicated or priority network 3 demonstrators (Italy: connection to ports, longer freight trains; France/Belgium: mainly infrastructure bottlenecks, re-launch of secondary line; Germany: port connections Bremerhafen, Hamburg a.o.) Initiator: Castagnetti Contact: Helene Köpf, HaCon Lars Deiterding (CREAM) Current consortium / potential partners Former NewOpera consortium Incl. RFF Italian ports Topic Funding scheme: CP SST.2008.2.1.6 - Rail transport in competitive and co-modal freight logistic chains
Adaptation, Development And Planning for Transport Systems in Europe (ADAPT) Project objectives / scope /structure Identification of extreme weather events and their impact - now and predicted in the future WP1: Review of Previous Climate Change Impact Evaluations WP2: Review of European and National R&D Climate Change Projects Relating to the Transport Sector WP3: Review of Climate & Weather Datasets WP4: Review of Other Datasets WP5: Identification of Best Practice WP6: New Technological Development WP7: Dissemination WP8: Project Management WP9: Recommendations Initiator: UIC /RSSB (& TRL) Contact: Enno Wiebe => wiebe@uic.asso.fr Coordinator: jberry@trl.co.uk Current consortium / potential partners Coordinator: TrL & RSSB Members of the Consortium: UIC, FERHL, Fraunhofer Institute, NTUA, CDV Potential Partners: Airport Munich, ProRail, BAA, ÖBB ÖBB and ProRail under the umbrella of UIC TPT.2008.1 - Assessing disruptive effects of extreme weather conditions on operation & performance of EU transport system
ERRAC CSA Project objectives / scope Designing roadmaps for railway research based on the common SRRA Discussing and finetuning the roadmaps with all stakeholders from in and outside ERRAC through annual conferences/larger workshops; Evaluating railway research projects and their deliverables against their contribution to the roadmaps and the envisaged goals (Vision 2020 a.o.) Setting up a railway project database, covering all previous and present rail research projects and categorise them according to evaluation criteria for their contribution to the implementation of the SRRA and roadmaps Initiator: UIC / UNIFE Contact: Dennis Schut => schut@uic.asso.fr Current consortium / potential partners UIC, UNIFE, EIM, CER, UITP Network Rail, Bombardier, Trenitalia, Banverket, RFI, SNCF, Siemens, IST Lisbon, Newrail SST.2008.5.2.2 - Competitive transport operations Innovative methodologies and technologies for more competitive transport operations providing reliable, environmentally friendly, efficient an economic services to customers.
THERMARAIL Project objectives / scope Trains considered reliable, safe and comfortable under normal conditions can become unreliable, uncomfortable and risky when operating in extreme weather conditions with excessive snow, sand and dust or extremely high or low temperatures. The aim of the project is to develop: * a common procedure and draft for a European standard for certification and testing rail operation under harsh weather conditions before going to operation * the simulation tools meeting the standard * the conformance test tools * a validation pilot experiment compliant to this new standard * a proposal for the revision of the climate comfort standard Initiator: UNIFE Contact: Igor Alonso Portillo Current consortium / potential partners Alexander Orellano (Bombardier) Banverket others SST.2008.5.2.1 - Innovative product concepts Funding scheme: CP small or medium, CSA
Sustainable Bridges follow-up project Project objectives / scope Follow-up project for Sustainable Bridges (FP 6) Covering open points from SB: Use of monitoring system for day to day inspection (not only for special cases inspection as in SB) Developing system for replacing bridges faster & better without disturbing traffic Developing 4D contract tool for replacing /strengthening Initiator: UIC Contact: Björn Paulsson => paulsson@uic.asso.fr Current consortium / potential partners Sustainable Bridges consortium UIC participation if Infraforum agrees, otherwise up to UIC members; large interest SST.2008.5.1.1 - Advanced and cost-effective infrastructure construction, maintenance and monitoring Funding scheme: CP large small or medium
Trio-TRAIN (Dynotrain, Aerotrain, Pantotrain) Project objectives / scope transfer rolling stock certification work away from current physical testing to simulation developing innovative methods and process for a Computer-Aided Homologation (CAH) of vehicles and components that are able to reduce the number of physical certification tests, the time taken, the associated costs obtain recognition and acceptance of simulation results across the enlarged Europe identify inconsistencies and open points in the existing acceptance criteria, propose revisions of acceptance criteria in European standards and resolutions to close relevant Open Points in TSI. Initiator: UNIFE Contact: Igor Alonso Portillo Current consortium / potential partners Banverket, SNCF, DB, NR, etc IST Lisbon Status / remarks Dyno: Certitrain WP 1 (vehicle/track interface) Aero: Certitrain WP 2 (aerodynamics) Panto: EUROPAC follow-up (catenary/pantograph) SST.2008.2.5.1 - Interoperable rolling stock Funding scheme: CP small or medium
RAILTOX (New name TRANSFEU) Project objectives / scope Passive fire safety could be used as an alternative way to prescriptive approach of EN 45545 in order to prove the conformity to the essential requirements of the TSI Methodology will enable the development of new light products like composites which permit to decrease the energy consumption and to better respect the environment (less Co 2 ) Initiator: MNI test laboratorium Contact: Igor Alonso Portillo Current consortium / potential partners Former RAILTOX consortium Possible DB participation, No topic open in 2008 SST.2008.4.1.1 Safety and security by design
Ethernet Train Communication Network (ETCom) Project objectives / scope The aim of the project is to propose: a draft for this Ethernet Train Communication networks (ETCom) standard a demonstrator for achieving the open coupling the technical development of interoperability tools the simulation tools meeting the standard the conformance test tools a demonstrator and experiment compliant to this new standard on a prototype train. It is proposed in this project to use and select the necessary standards that are available for achieving the train communication functions, to specify a railways interoperable profile of communication, and to create the missing standards for the specific train communication functions. SST.2008.2.5.1 - Interoperable rolling stock Initiator: UNIFE Contact: Helene Köpf Current consortium / potential partners Jean Pierre Gilbert (Alstom) SNCF, DB? Funding scheme: CP small or medium
Infrastrucure capacity assessment Project objectives / scope Study on how to increase capacity of existing infrastructure mainly through operational measures Initiator: NR Contact: Jonathan Ellis => Jonathan.Ellis@networkrail.co.uk Current consortium / potential partners Banverket??? To be identified Status / remarks NR discussed topic with Swedish university DB strongly interested
Clean European Rail Diesel - CleanER-D Project objectives / scope Initiator: UNIFE Identify future emission reduction potential of the engines Contact: - UNIFE: Judit Sandor that are offered (further to stage 3B) UIC: Henning Schwarz Validation of diesel engines to show whether they can/not deliver reliable, affordable engines that are suitable for Current consortium / potential partners railway applications and still meet stage IIIB of the directive Richard French (Bombardier) Demonstrating that the sector can deliver reliable and UIC, DB, SNCF, ATOC, CD LCC effective solutions and the boundary conditions under which this can be achieved UNIFE, Vossloh, CAT, MTU, APTL, AVL Deliver actual specifications in time for the Loco / DMU D Appolonia manufactures to design and build compliant products to meet customer orders, - Ensure the engine is optimised for the entire life cycle of the vehicle SST.2008.1.1.6 - Emission reduction Real life demonstration of the system on at least two technologies for diesel locomotives locos / DMU Project will address both engine types, below and above Funding scheme: CP large 560 kw, with a priority for large engines
Predictive maintenance employing non-intrusive inspection & data analysis (PM n IDEA ) Project objectives / scope The project will address the key requirement of minimising manual inspection ( track walking ) for both main line and urban transport systems. It will focus on the degradation of the key components of the track system such as insulated block joints and stretcher bars whose integrity is fundamental to satisfy the objective of 24 x 7 railway and the associated increasing in duty conditions. It will also bridge the current gap in standards for the definition and assessment of the structural integrity of grooved rail. SST.2008.4.1.3 Integral system solutions for safety Initiator: UNIFE Contact: - Michael Bailey Current consortium / potential partners Jay Jaiswal (Corus Group) Stagecoach Supertram Maintenance Limited Manchester Metropolitan University Cranfield University Trackwork contractors
Symptom Analysis towards Intelligent Concepts for maintenance Optimisation (SYMPATICO) Project objectives / scope This project is initiated to put the railway operators in the position to achieve the ultimate objective to operate a railway service with the highest values gained from structured symptom analysis, and as a consequence through the minimization of unplanned line stops and equipment breakdowns. This might lead to new concepts in train and infrastructure maintenance such as replacing time based with condition based maintenance in which the symptom analysis of integrated information from track and train information will be extremely valuable in determining root causes of failures and understanding the railway as a system in order to maximize benefits. Initiator: UNIFE Contact: - Helene Köpf Current consortium / potential partners Antonio Tarantino (Ansaldo Breda) Gerhard Langer (Siemens) SNCF, NR, ATOC, CD - Ceske Drahy VUZ SST.2008.5.2.2 Competitive transport operations Funding scheme: CP small or medium, CSA
ELHYPOLO Project objectives / scope Use of electric-hybrid technologies based on advanced technologies batteries for Emission reduction and Noise reduction of diesel locomotives - Main (measurable) objectives: asses the technical feasibility of RailEnergy conclusions related to the electric-hybrid powertrain Initiator: UNIFE Contact: - Bernard von Wullerstorff Current consortium / potential partners Jean-Michel Durand (SAFT) Others? SST. 2008 1.1.2: Electric-hybrid power trains Funding scheme: CP small or medium, CSA
:Development of solutions for quick evacuation systems of passenger from large vessels, trains, congested tunnels and terminals with attention to psychological aspects in panic situations (Evacuation4al) Project objectives / scope This project proposal aims at examining the influence of the several aspects of the evacuation process - based on a scientifically based analysis - such as the provision of information to the travellers, the interior design of the train, windows, gangways and doors, and emergency equipment. Also training and behaviour of the train staff are considered. Aim is to develop a set of interoperable guidelines (and/or input for EN-standards) and concrete measures for the improvement of the evacuation process from the rail system, directed at staff and travellers. These measures can be technological as well as behavioural (training, instruction). SST.2008.4.1.2 Human components Initiator: Intergo BV - NL Contact: - Prof. Pieter Rookmaaker Eur.Erg. potential partners ÖBB UIC? Alstom Newrail Funding scheme: CP small or medium
European Railway Research Useful links: European Framework Program EU research funding http://cordis.europa.eu/en/home.html Finda FP7 Call: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm ERRAC www.errac.org Register of experts/ evaluators https://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/
Further information INCO info-desk desk: inco@ec.europa.eu INCO portal: http://cordis.europa.eu/inco/home_en.html International Scientific Cooperation Policy: http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/index_en.html UIC Toru Miyauchi- +33 144492123 miyauchi@uic.asso.fr Dennis Schut - +32 2 213 0832 schut@uic.asso.fr
European Railway Research Thank you very much & Good luck!