European Rail

Research Area

- International

Cooperation FP7

Claus Seibt

Project Officer (DG RTD H.2)

Surface Transport, Railway System

European and World Railway System

ROLLING STOCK• High-speed

Trains• Inter-urban

Trains• Urban Trains• Freight Trains• Metro,

Tramways

INFRASTRUCTURE

• Tracks & Catenary

• Railtracks

• Switches and levelcrossings

• Energy systems

• Bridges & Tunnels

Control & Monitoring Systems

• ERTMS (mainline)

– ETCS

– GSM-R

• Modurban/ UGTMS (Urban)

Subsystems

• Boogies

• Brakes

• Wheelsets

• Air-conditioning

Railway Sector Challenges

Transition of the socio-economic,political and regulatory environments– Market Liberalisation and Privatisation.

– Interoperability and cross-border operation.

– Towards common product and servicestandards and safety regulations.

– Globalisation and continuation of industrialadvances in the world railway market.

– High Demand for strong railway networks anda high share of railway transport in the world.

• Information and knowledge exchange(opportunities to exchange research results, practical experiences, knowledge and technology transfer)

• Internationalisation of railway markets(Global industrial value chains, Innovation Networks)

• European and World Railway Systems, Interoperable Standards and Regulations(interoperability, interconnectivity and a shared railway transport vision and strategy)

Why International Cooperation in Railway Research

MODTRAIN

Adopting a modular approach to defineAdopting a modular approach to define

common interfaces for technicalcommon interfaces for technical

systems in high speed passengersystems in high speed passenger

trains and locomotives to improvetrains and locomotives to improve

•• modularity,modularity,

•• interoperability and to interoperability and to

•• reduce total lifereduce total life--cycle costscycle costs

First time all manufacturers and majorFirst time all manufacturers and majorrailway operators work together onrailway operators work together ona research project of this scalea research project of this scale

36 partners involved36 partners involved

EC Funding: € 16.9 MEC Funding: € 16.9 M

EUDDplus

Standardisation & harmonisation

of driver’s desk functions

and man-machine interface.

Verification of:

ergonomic standards,

sub-system performance,

socio-economic benefits.

Cross-border field tests of locos

with new driver desk design

12 Partners involved

EC funding €3.5m

INTEGRAIL

Creating a joint knowledge system to interlink railway rolling stock operation and infrastructure management to achieve higher levels of capacity, average speed, punctuality, safety and the improved use of the system.

33 partners involved

EC Funding: €11 M

INNOTRACK

High performance, cost effective rail infrastructure renovation and maintenance systems.

Improved Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety.

Smart Integration of standardmodules and components.

Innovative solutions for heavy rail applications to perform lownoise and vibration impacts.

25 Partners involved

EC funding €10 m

RAILENERGY

Improve the energy efficiencyof the railway system; optimisation throughout the complete energy chain (supply and demand side)

Emphasis on energy recovery and energy storage and the design of alternative traction andpower supply technologies

Main target is a 6% reduction in energy consumption by 2020

30 Partners involved

EC funding €8m

MODURBAN

Next generation of Next generation of guided Public Transportguided Public TransportSystems for urban areasSystems for urban areas

Modularity and inter-change-ability of key modules ofPublic Transport Systems

Experimental Development,Engineering and Design, testing and demonstration

35 35 partnerspartners involvedinvolved

EC EC FundingFunding : €10.5M: €10.5M

1-MODONBOARD2-MODWAYSIDE3-MODACCESS4-MODCOMM5-MODENERGY6-MODSYSTEM

� This 4 year collaborative research project aims at developing, testing and validating innovative products for urban rail track infrastructure.

� Building blocks and a comprehensive toolbox will be developed.By validating the developed technological solutions also in Asiaand South America, dissemination in emerging markets is ensured, creating worldwide opportunities for the EuropeanPublic Transport industry.

� The project is driven by the network operators. There are network operators(eight), research institutes, engineering companies & industry from ten different countries. Partner UNIFE & UITP will disseminate towards their members.

� Funding: € 1Om, 09/2006 – 08/2010

Urban TrackUrban Rail Infrastructure

International Consortium:

� Project Partners: Internationa Union of Railways (UIC), Union of European Railway Industries (UNIFE) , Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)

� Associated Partners:All Russian Railway Research Institute (VNIIZHT)China Academy of Railway Sciences (CARS)Indian Research Design and StandardsOrganization (RSDO)

Concept:

� Workshops in Russia, China, India, with partners from EU and host countries. Priorities of each workshop reflects mutual interests.

� Final Conference accompanied by Technical visits on European research sites will take place in autumn 2008 in Brussels.

Strengthening Rail Research Cooperation between Europe and Emerging International Markets for an

Integrated International Research Area (FP6)

Call SST-2007- RTD -1;indicative budget: 153.5 M€– Activity 7.2.1 GREENING

– Activity 7.2.2 CO-MODAL – DECONGESTION

– Activity 7.2.3 MOBILITY – URBAN

– Activity 7.2.4 SAFETY & SECURITY

– Activity 7.2.5 COMPETITIVENESS

– Activity 7.2.6 CROSS-CUTTING Activities in SST

Call SST-2007- TREN -1; indicative budget : 60 M€

– Activity 7.2.2 CO-MODAL – DECONGESTION

– Activity 7.2.3 MOBILITY – URBAN (CIVITAS)

Work Programme 2007

Specific Railway Topics

1st Call Railway Topics

– Interoperable rolling stock and inter-modal transport

– ERTMS compliant interlocking systems

– Safety and security by design (holistic approach)

– Integrated safety and security for Metropolitan Rail

– Cost-effective Manufacturing and Maintenance

– Light Weight Trains (Materials, Dynamic Stability)

– Customer Needs and Expectations for Rail Travel

2nd Call Railway Topics

- …

� No more “supplement funding” for international cooperation activities. International cooperation is directly adressed by the work porgramme.

� All coordination activities include a reference tothe international level. Examples from WP2007:

� China, India, Russia, Brazil and South Africa are adressed.

� Cooperation activity for National Contact Points in the member states includes a reference to their counterparts outside the European Communities Research Area (ERA).

International Cooperationin FP7 Work Programme

Funding Perspectives for International Cooperation

� actor-driven cooperation– Integration of international partners in collaborative research

projects, reserarch networks and support actions– Knowledge exchange with Technology Platforms,Transport

Advisory Group and the National Programme Committee– Cooperation induced by National Contact Points (NCPs)– Exchange of experiences made with RTD policies and

strategies among countries and regions (ERA NET INCO)

� policy-driven cooperation– Input from S&T agreements (Joint Technology Cooperations),– RELEX family initiatives and their funding opportunities, – Other EU policies with a main focus on Neighbouring Regions

and large emerging economies

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