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Rail Infrastructure Systems Engineering Network (RISEN)
Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2020,
Social and economic growth, security and sustainability in Europe are at risk of being compromised due to aging and failing railway infrastructure systems. This partly reflects a recognised skill shortage in railway infrastructure engineering. This project, RISEN, aims to enhance knowledge creation and transfer using both international and intersectoral secondment mechanisms among European Advance ...
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Network of European – Asian Rail Research capacities (NEAR2)
Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2014,
...ystems potential adaptation of new technologies, interoperability solutions and optimized operations should be considered. To support this objective, NEAR2 proposed the development of a Rail Research Network, drawing knowledge and expertise form leading institutions and researchers from both continents.The project capitalizes upon the existing structure and leverages the achievements of the existi ...
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Sustainable Plan for Integrated Development through the European Rail network – Projecting Logistics & mobility for Urban Spatial design evolution (SPIDER PLUS)
Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2015,
"SPIDER PLUS objective is to provide a new 2050 mobility VISION through a Strategic Design & Plan, and a Road Map delivering Sustainable Solutions by then. In such Plan the electrified Rail has a central role both for passengers and freight. The productivity of the available resources supported by ICT and other technologies, is maximized by the combination of infrastructural nodes with spatial and ...
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Intermodal rail freight Twin hub Network Northwest Europe (ITN)
Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Sep 29, 2015,
...he Belgian seaports and European inland terminals. in this way creating the conditions to shift flows from the road to the rail sector. providing in more sustainable and robust transport and a higher network connectivity and territorial cohesion within NWE. The central configuration to achieve this aim is the Twin hub network. a transnational rail service network. Its implementation to improve int ...
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High Speed Rail Network, integrated modal system (SISTEMES D'APPORT AU RESEAU FERROVIAIRE DE GRANDE VITESSE)
Start date: Dec 31, 2006, End date: Oct 29, 2004,
« Sistema de aportacion a la red ferroviaria de alta velocidad » sintéresse au réseau ferroviaire à grande vitesse en Méditerranée. Le projet a pour but de créer un système modal de fonctionnement en réseau intégré, pour transporter des voyageurs et des marchandises, et en liaison avec le réseau ferroviaire à grande vitesse dans les régions dAragon, de Catalogne et du Languedoc-Roussillon. Il sagi ...
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Development of an integrated public transport system in the Subotica-Szeged region (SuSze pubtrans)
Start date: Oct 31, 2011, End date: Jun 29, 2013,
...m would be based on joint planning activities as a result of closer cooperation of public transport operators and authorities responsible for transport provision on either side of the border. The new network will be supported by an electronic management, planning and information platform providing ITS based real-time information and coordinated planning.As a demonstration of the cross-border elect ...
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...erability of the Committees and their link with the governance structure provided by the European Commission for a coordinated approach with regard to infrastructure use and investments of every Core Network Corridor: the Corridor Platform. WG Coordinator: Generalitat de Catalunya. Chronogram: 12 months (July 2014 - June 2015). ...
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Megvalósíthatósági tanulmány az Ipoly-völgyi vasút működtetésére (Ipoly-völgyi vasút)
Start date: Jul 31, 2009, End date: Jul 30, 2010,
... on the Ipolytarnóc-Losonc line has recently been suspended. Demand for public transport of goods and passengers gives reason for renewal of the cross-border rail transport thus a regional railway network will be created adjusted to the demands. The feasibility study intends to examine and outline the possibility of this. ...
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SOuth-NORth Axis (SoNorA)
Start date: Oct 31, 2008, End date: Feb 27, 2012,
...area, SONORA targets to incisively bring forward the state of the art on the deployment of primary transport infrastructure and services, through trans-national collaboration to prioritise: transport network development, removal of obstacles in the infrastructure realisation process, activation of services along itineraries. These activities will support the development of a primary central Europe ...
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LIRA-II
Start date: Aug 31, 2002, End date: Dec 30, 2005,
Addressing similar concerns of mobility and accessibility but on a more local scale, the study project, The International Network of Light Rail Cities – From Vision to Action (LIRA-II), brings together 9 partners from the Netherlands, the UK and Belgium. Over 30 months the Dutch-led initiative will address accessibility in and around metropolitan areas by investigating strategies for the integrate ...
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Avrupa'da Alimünotermit Ray Kaynağı İşlemleri Eğitimi
Start date: Sep 5, 2014, End date: Sep 5, 2015,
In our country, railway networks and the development of high-speed train network day by day is accelerated. In this context, many new high-speed rails are put into operation year after year. In addition inter-city rail journey works, also metro and commuter lines in developing cities of our country are gradually increasing. The rapid development of our railways has created the need the intermediar ...
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Needs Tailored Interoperable Railway (NeTIRail-INFRA)
Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2018,
...ng a lean design process for new installation and retro-fit. Accompanying economic and social impact research is packaged as decision support tools to implement the findings in management of the rail network. Holistic treatment of the economy of operation will be developed, including societal impacts of rail investment decisions, to increase attractiveness of rail for all passenger categories. Thi ...
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...tiveness of businesses – this project has led to increased cross border and regional mobility. Creating and sustaining employment – the main effects of investment in the rail network are in respect of jobs created in the construction industry – this project has contributed to this by creating approximately 120 Construction jobs on site with many more jobs created within the region via the project ...
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Strenghtening the development of sustainable connectivity in NWE for freight and logistics with the support of ICT innovative solutions (WEASTFLOWS)
Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2015,
...and far eastern markets for NWE products are growing rapidly. The project treats logistics in this global context. It also uses best practices from other densely populated areas via its observer network of other European and Global ports e.g. Zeebrugge. Shanghai. It focuses on the East West sustainable freight corridor across NWE. with underused port and sea transport capacity at the same tim ...
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Eddy CUrrent Brake Compatibility (ECUC)
Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2015,
...economy, and is addressed to the main stakeholders in the European railway industry. The medium-sized ECUC consortium is formed by CEIT (S), KNORR-BREMSE (D), ALSTOM (F), SNCF (F), DEUTSCHE BAHN (D), NETWORK RAIL (UK), UNIFE (B) and FRAUSCHER (AUT). The proposal describes the consortium's strategy in order to guarantee highly efficient coordination. This alliance offers unique advantages in terms ...
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Two-way railway traffic via Imatra/Svetogorsk border-crossing point
Start date: Mar 16, 2011, End date: Mar 15, 2013,
To investigate possibility to open two-way railway cargo traffic via Imatra/Svetogorsk border crossing point. To network companies and authorities across the border and to benchmark most suitable management model for business/industrial parks on both sides of the border in order to facilitate networking and the use of rail connection. The project purpose is: To promote cross-border co-operation ai ...
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Regions of Connected Knowledge (RoCK)
Start date: Jun 30, 2007, End date: Jun 29, 2015,
...large impact on connectivity. RoCK will deal with technical barriers for quality improvement. and with barriers resulting from the different institutional contexts. International accessibility of the network for the end-users is addressed as well. To achieve RoCKs aims. cooperation between stakeholders is a must. Within RoCK. stakeholders (including operators) will jointly work on concrete (cross- ...
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Transalpine Transport Architects (TRANSITECTS)
Start date: Jun 30, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2012,
...pace. In the partnership different interests (economy, environment and transport) are integrated which is of crucial importance for a sustainable solution. Main aim of the project is to make the rail network more attractive and hence to foster its accessibility and functionality for the logistic market. The focus lies on developing innovative transnational rail services, on optimizing the use of e ...
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CO2 - Loop for Energy storage and conversion to Organic chemistry Processes through advanced catalytic Systems (CEOPS)
Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2016,
... the European level. The concept relies on two chemical pathways, CO2 to CH4 and CH4 to CH3OH with the intermediate carbon vector: methane. Methane benefits from the extended and existing natural gas network infrastructure. Its distribution will prevent additional CO2 emissions (rail & road transportation). This approach will favour the emergence of small and flexible production units of fine chem ...
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Quiet Tracks for Sustainable Railway Infrastructures (QUIET-TRACK)
Start date: Jun 1, 2013, End date: May 31, 2016,
...edded track systems, will be developed which to yield a noise reduction performance of at least 6 dB(A) in comparison with the global rolling noise measured on a well maintained standard track in the network of the participating infra managers. The solutions will be applicable to tram, LRT and metro tracks as well as to conventional tracks in the whole European Union. The developed solutions shoul ...
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The 8 Million City (COINCO North II)
Start date: Oct 31, 2011, End date: Oct 30, 2014,
... a precedent project, hence the name COINCO (Corridor of innovation and cooperation) North II.As economic activity increasingly takes place on a global scale, the emergence of new strategic areas and networks becomes apparent, resulting in the development of new organizational structures and cross border regions. City regions have become the engines in developing the knowledge and information base ...
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Development of a Novel Integrated Inspection System for the Accurate Evaluation of the Structural Integrity of Rail Tracks (INTERAIL)
Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2013,
...dly transportation policies is expected to further underline the economic and societal role of rail transport in achieving sustainable mobility across Europe in the years to follow. The European rail network is continuously getting busier with trains travelling at higher speeds and carrying more passengers and heavier axle loads than ever before. The combination of these factors has put considerab ...
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Operational solutions for the transalpine railway freight traffic for sustainable management of connections of the economic areas within the alpine space (AlpFRail)
Start date: Jan 31, 2003, End date: Jul 30, 2007,
... designed for the actual traffic volume. The "alpine" policy of traffic has abandoned the scope of single nationalities and reached European dimensions. The new focus for the solution is "thinking in network and systems, not in axes”. The project will:- create a sustainable mobility concept and masters the transalpine freight traffic by using existing (railway) infrastructure- install a prototype ...
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FINESSE (Freight Intermodality and Exchange on Sea and Straits in Europe) (FINESSE)
Start date: Aug 31, 2002, End date: Jan 30, 2006,
...gether port authorities, regional authorities and chambers of commerce, and is a highly innovative attempt to co-ordinate strategies across the English Channel/La Manche region and between its port network, the benefits of which could extend far beyond port hinterlands, as far as Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean.
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"Development of an ultrasonic technique, sensors and systems for the volumetric examination of alumino-thermic rail welds" (RAILECT)
Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2010,
...tries is worth approximately €40 billion. [Ref. 1] . Based on the extrapolation of data relating to the UK, French and German railways [Ref 1], the 500,000 kms of rail [Ref. 2] on the European rail network has an average estimated 5000 rail breaks annually with about 1500 due to weld failure. Although the number of weld failures is relatively small compared to the estimated 11 million alumino-ther ...
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Sustainable Integrated Tram-Based Transport Options for Peripheral European Regions (SINTROPHER)
Start date: Oct 2, 2007, End date: Apr 29, 2014,
...e tram-train concept among national policymakers, and provided evidence of how investment can help urban regeneration and translate into jobs. The project has also participated in the consultation on Network Rails (national Rail authority) Route Utilisation Strategy, designed to influence future innovation in technological planning.Also in the project SINTROPHER, the West Flanders partners in Belg ...
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AEROdynamics Total Regulatory Acceptance for the Interoperable Network (AEROTRAIN)
Start date: Jun 1, 2009, End date: May 31, 2012,
... using the TSI route to consolidate the methodologies allowing the free exchange of certification data.The project is part of the TRIO-TRAIN cluster (Total Regulatory Acceptance for the Interoperable Network) which comprises 3 related projects dealing with key railway interoperability issues: Aerodynamics (AEROTRAIN), Railway Dynamics and Track Interaction (DYNOTRAIN) and Pantograph/Catenary Inter ...
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Greater RAIL Safety using the Smart Washer Ecosystem (GRAILS-SWE)
Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Jun 30, 2017,
9% of all EU freight (280 billion tonne-kilos) & 381 billion passenger km were travelled on EU rail networks in 2014. A railroad switch & crossing (point) is a mechanical installation enabling trains to be guided from one track to another. Point integrity is vital; there are on average 31 critical fastenings at each switch. Across the EU, SCF was responsible for 21 derailments between 2005-2010. G ...
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LO-PINOD - Logistics Optimisation for Ports Intermodality: Network, Opportunities, Development (LO-PINOD)
Start date: May 31, 2010, End date: Jun 29, 2013,
... Achievements: LO-PINOD (Logistics Optimisation for Ports Intermodality: Network, Opportunities, Development) challenged traditional practices of freight distribution and offered a more sustainable alternative.Through improvements to short sea routes, multi-modal connectivity between region ...
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Connected Cities (CC)
Start date: Jun 30, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,
...ollution, holding back efforts to achieve sustainable development. Public transport can form the basis of more sustainable approaches to mobility. However, the mismatch between older public transport networks and much more modern patterns of city development make trains, trams and buses impractical for many commuters. Decision-makers must integrate transport policy and urban planning into comprehe ...
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Vision for Innovative Transport (VIT)
Start date: Jun 1, 2008, End date: Nov 30, 2009,
... and the brakes checked. These operations are time consuming and costly. Metrocargo loads and unloads trains horizontally on the regular railway track in less than on hour. In the Metrocargo vision a network of terminals, connected by scheduled freight trains, will be set up all over the European territory. Containers will be transferred from one train to another, as it happens to passengers, and ...
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Supporting intermodal transport solutions in the Adriatic area (INTERMODADRIA)
Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Feb 27, 2015,
...nd transport infrastructures: even if the ports and the national governments have undertaken significant investments to increase the railways accessibility and the connection to the national railways network, not all the ports will be served in the present and medium term by railways services and infrastructures. Therefore, a clear picture on the available infrastructures and policy framework for ...
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LAnners NETwork for CENtral and South East Europe (PLANET CENSE)
Start date: Oct 31, 2003, End date: Feb 17, 2007,
PLANET CENSE is a network of national spatial planning institutions and experts established as a consequence of the VISION PLANET project. It aims at pursuing and developing further the policy options laid down in the VISION PLANET project documents. The network will foster spatial integration and a cross-sector dialogue with: - The European Spatial Planning Gateway (ESP GATEWAY): an expert dialog ...
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The Northern Axis is one of the five Trans-European transport axes defined by the High Level Group in 2005 and presented in the report Network for Peace and Development. The Northern axis connects the northern EU with Norway to the north and with Belarus and Russia and beyond to the east and consists of the following road and rail corridors which are directly linked to the TEN-T networks:1. Narvik ...
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Greenrail: sustainability, safety and saving in the the railroad sleeper of tomorrow (Greenrail)
Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Jul 31, 2015,
... low resistence to track lateral displacement, high noise and low anti-vibration properties, high manteinance costs, lack of a piezoelectric system that generates electricity). Our users are: railway network operators; energy operators/managers in trafficked railways areas/underground/urban railway network operators. Their needs are: a railroad sleeper that ensures longer lifespan, lower maintenan ...
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IPPN - InterPortsPromotioNet (IPPN)
Start date: Jan 6, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,
...ment measures for their removal, working with logistics partners to design improved inter-modal transport arrangements. Knowledge gathered on potential transport flows will be fed into an information network, available over the internet both to partners and interested parties, particularly logistics providers. Initially, the network will contain information on transport and available sites in harb ...
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GoSAFE RAIL – Global Safety Management Framework for RAIL Operations (GoSAFE RAIL)
Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2019,
...ector. It will bring together inter-disciplinary experts from Risk based asset assessment of infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), object detection and data management sectors with leaders in network micro-simulation modelling to deliver a Decision Support Tool that will allow a step change for infrastructure safety. The involvement of Infrastructure Managers and Railway Undertakings will ...
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...anslating the original DVD. EWF will act as Project Coordinator, since it has considerable experience in managing this sort of action but, most importantly, its Training and Qualification network covering 29 member countries will be essential in the implementation and dissemination of DISTOOLWELD results.This project aims at supporting the translation and implementation of training material for di ...
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Cave del Predil international geomineral park
Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Aug 30, 2006,
...ant Museums present in Slovenia (Idrija and Mezica) and in Carinthia (Beliberg), in order to extend and intensity cross-border cooperation in the cultural and tourist fields through the creation of a network connecting local authorities and associations active in the interested areas.
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Research and development of the European Transport Network Model – Transtools Version 3 (TRANSTOOLS 3)
Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2014,
The objective of the project is to upgrade and further develop the current TRANSTOOLS model, here referred to as TT2, to a new and improved European transport demand and network model (TT3).The project will improve the methodological basis of TRANSTOOLS, improve and validate its data foundation, deal with known deficiencies of the existing model, make the software faster and more efficient, and fo ...
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