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| Rail RESEARCH: EUROPE-TRIP |
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| Project Acronym: |
EUROPE-TRIP |
| Type of contract: |
Research Study |
| Project title: |
European Railways Optimisation Planning Environment - Transportation Railways Integrated Planning |
| Main contractor: |
FERROVIE DELLO STATO - SOCIETÀ DI TRASPORTI E SERVIZI PER AZIONI |
| Type organisation: |
Industry |
| Country: |
IT |
| Start date & duration: |
1997-06-01 - 24 months |
| Area: |
Rail |
| Relevant tasks: |
2.0 |
| Total cost in kECUs: |
792 |
| Total EU contribution in kECUs: |
500 |
Objectives of research
Main objectives:
The EUROPE-TRIP (briefly TRIP - Transportation Railways Integrated Planning) is part of a wider initiative referred to as EUROPE (European Railway Optimisation Planning Environment) which is supported within the EU RDT Programme. TRIP addresses the higher part of the rail planning process and aims to assist the management of infrastructure by providing a comprehensive model to represent the short and medium/long term planning of the railway system, taking into account the evolution of the European market and transport policies. TRIP implements the specific transportation facets of the EUROPE programme, in order to: a. define a business planning model of the rail system, focused on the management of infrastructure; b. analyse the market structure and find mechanisms how the infrastructure must co-ordinate with the transport companies in providing access-to-track; c. determine the cost of using the infrastructure; d. evaluate the methods for assessing the capacity of rail lines, with particular reference to European corridors. The project follows an experimental approach so as to engineer the Directive principles and incorporate a market game approach to simulate the behaviour of market operators, via management science and game theory algorithms. It provides the basis to determine a standard cost model for the EU Railways, in order to address track pricing and other investment policies. In addition it will use simulation as a leading tool in assessing the rail lines capacity, taking a European corridor as case study (i.e. Italy-France-UK). Finally the project aims to develop a prototype software model in order to demonstrate the research concepts and provide a tool to better disseminate its final results.
Demo Sites:
None
Links with other projects, tasks, areas, programmes, policy actions:
Within EUROPE other two projects are research companions of TRIP, i.e. TRIS (Teleconferencing Railway Information System) and TRIO (Transportation Railway Innovative Optimisation). These, resp. sponsored by DGXIII and DGIII, address the advancement of telematics in tactical and contingency planning, and information technology in business process re-engineering of the railway scheduling sector. More specifically TRIP is closely linked with LIBERAIL, with co-operation in case studies of EU rail infrastructure, standard cost method and analysis of line capacity
Participants
| Organisation |
Type |
Country |
| FERROVIE DELLO STATO - SOCIETÀ DI TRASPORTI E SERVIZI PER AZIONI |
Industry |
IT |
| STEER DAVIES AND GLEAVE LTD. |
Other |
GB |
| HÖGSKOLAN DALARNA |
Education |
SE |
| BRITISH RAILWAYS RESEARCH LIMITED |
Research Organisation |
GB |
| DSB CONSULT |
Other |
DK |
| STATENS JÄRNVÄGAR |
Industry |
SE |
| SOCIETÀ NAZIONALE PER IL TRASPORTO COMBINATO STRADA-ROTAIA |
Industry |
IT |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AT THE NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
Research Organisation |
NO |
| UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA "TOR VERGATA" |
Education |
IT |
| UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA |
Education |
IT |
| UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA |
Education |
ES |
Coordinator's name: Mr Pier Luigi GUIDA
Address: FERROVIE DELLO STATO - SOCIETÀ DI TRASPORTI E SERVIZI PER AZIONI
Piazzale di Porta San Lorenzo, 1
00100 Roma
IT
Tel: +39-6-47307729
Fax: +39-6-47307458
Email: pierluigi.guida@guidafs.inet.it
European Commission Contact Point
Name: Mr. Antonio COLACO-CAIANO
Tel: +32-2-2961938
Fax: +32-2-2966174
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