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Project Information

E.R.S.

Grant agreement ID: G3RD-CT-2002-00820

Project closed

Start date 1 September 2002

End date 31 August 2005

Funded under

• Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Total cost € 5 877 866,00

EU contribution € 2 467 948,00

Coordinated by

SOCIETE NATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS
France

Objective

Throughout Europe there is currently an increased societal need to reduce noise and so to improve the quality of life. With the growth of freight traffic, especially at night, this need to reduce noise becomes critical. This study's main objective is to provide a new tread braking means (brake block or "shoe") for the 700,000 European wagons which reduces noise emission and is completely interchangeable with the current system (for cost and safety reasons). The other objectives are to reduce the Life Cycle Cost (LCC) of the braking system by 10% and to find a process whereby the new product can be recycled.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

SOCIETE NATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue Traversiere 15 ; 75571 PARIS ; France
• Total cost: No data

Participants (9)

BECORIT GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rumplerstrasse 6-10 ; 45659 RECKLINGHAUSEN
• Total cost: No data

BREMSKERL-REIBBELAGWERKE EMMERLING GMBH & CO. KG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Brakenhof 7 ; 31629 ESTORF-LEESERINGEN
• Total cost: No data

CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hörsalsvägen 7 ; 412 96 GOETEBORG
• Total cost: No data

CHEMINS DE FER FÉDÉRAUX SUISSES

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Schanzenstrasse 5 ; 3000 BERN
• Total cost: No data

DEUTSCHE BAHN AG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Weserglacis 2 ; 32423 MINDEN
• Total cost: No data

FEDERAL MOGUL FRICTION PRODUCTS LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Derbyshire ; SK23 0JP CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH
• Total cost: No data

HONEYWELL BREMSBELAG GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Glinder Weg 1 ; 21509 GLINDE (KR STORMARN)
• Total cost: No data

ICER BRAKES S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Poligono Industrial Comarca - Agustinos c/G ; 31013 PAMPLONA
• Total cost: No data

TRENITALIA SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: V.le S. Lavagnini 58 ; 50129 FIRENZE
• Total cost: No data