Objective
In 2011, the White Paper on European Transport reasserted how fundamental transport was for society, for the mobility of European citizens and for the growth and vitality of the European economy.
CAPACITY4RAIL will deliver research that is innovative, prepares rail for the future and takes into account results from previous research projects and programmes. The project builds on previous useable results and will deliver both technical demonstrations and system wide guidelines and recommendations that will be the basis for future research and investment, increasing the capacities of rail networks in the future.
The time used for infrastructure monitoring, maintenance and renewal means ‘down time’. New concepts for low maintenance infrastructure, using standardized and “plug-and-play” concepts will be proposed. Non-intrusive innovative monitoring techniques or self-monitoring infrastructure will be investigated, allowing low or no impact on train operations.
The fragility of some key component of the infrastructure system (especially in extreme weather conditions) such as switches may impact the efficiency of the whole system. The resilience of switches to any kind of known failure will be reinforced, as well as the ability of the operation system to recover from incidents.
Capacity enhancements will also be achieved by higher speed freight vehicles, allowing an optimized interleaving of freight trains into mixed traffic, and improved planning models for operation.
Intermodal integration within the global transport system will be improved through enhanced transhipment of passengers and freight.
CAPACITY4RAIL will also look towards 2030/2050, by proposing guidelines for future deployments in the mid-term, recommendations for technologies to de developed and deployed in the long term and investigating the key opportunities for funding these within national and EU funding schemes.
Fields of science
Call for proposal
FP7-SST-2013-RTD-1
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Funding Scheme
CP - Collaborative project (generic)Coordinator
75015 Paris
France
Participants (46)
75013 Paris
781 89 Borlange
75015 Paris
10785 Berlin
NW1 2DN London
28036 Madrid
28012 Madrid
04 275 Warszawa
8700 Leoben
28108 Alcobendas
1049-001 Lisboa
00185 Roma
16151 Genova
1050 Bruxelles
NE1 7RU Newcastle Upon Tyne
28036 Madrid
29004 Malaga
1000 Bruxelles
77900 Olomouc
100 44 Stockholm
41296 Goeteborg
B15 2TT Birmingham
RG40 3GA Wokingham
58791 Werdohl
HD1 3DH Huddersfield
01069 Dresden
751 05 Uppsala
06330 Ankara
2809 013 Lisboa
4099 002 Porto
296 41 Ahus
28014 Madrid
Participation ended
93200 St Denis
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41092 Sevilla
581 83 Linkoping
4714 Petange
92500 Rueil Malmaison
46024 Valencia
01 797 Warsawa
S10 2TN Sheffield
08014 Barcelona
75828 Paris Cedex 17
80809 Munchen
93418 La Plaine Saint-denis
77447 Marne La Vallee Cedex 2
212 30 Malmo