Automated Rail Cargo Consortium: Rail freight automation research activities to boost levels of quality, efficiency and cost effectiveness in all areas of rail freight operations

Deliverables

Documents, reports (8)

Socio-economic impact analysis, legal analysis, and freight-specific operational requirement specification ATO over ETCS

The output will be a report on the socio economic Situation, the legal barriers in Europe as well as the funtional requirements for ATO over ETCS, with the resulting deliverable D1.1.

Description of automation/optimisation requirements and capabilities of decision-making processes in marshalling yards and terminals

The task will start by classifying the different types of nodes considered in the WP (marshalling yards, terminals) and develop a common understanding and description of operational procedures and rules in these types of local hubs based on the results of previous projects. Situations with one or multiple rail operators in a single hub will be taken into account. Furthermore, a common understanding of decision processes and their optimisation and automation potential in different types of local hubs will be developed and described in a report (D2.1).

Description of business processes of a network management system and the interactions/ interfaces with a Real-time Yard Management System

Analysis of automated brake test for freight trains

The focuses is on automation in the nodes of the rail freight system and particularly brake testing requirements in marshalling yards to reduce lead time (D1.3).

Final pre-study for an improved methodology for timetable planning including state-of-the-art and future work plan

Modelling Requirements and Interface Specification to Yard Simulation System

Dissemination and communication strategy / Project website and dissemination material

The aim of the dissemination strategy is to identify the most efficient ways to guarantee the maximum visibility for the project and an optimal deployment of the project results. The task will identify the means of communication and collaboration and the content of appropriate dissemination tools. The website will be a key communication instrument within the Consortium’s dissemination effort and a key dissemination instrument outside the Consortium. It will be established in alignment with the Joint Undertaking as a European reference point to provide up-to-date, easy and quick access to shared requirements and further information on the project throughout the project period.

Description of demonstration scenarios for a Real-time Yard Management System

Publications

Conference proceedings (10)

"ARCC / WP2 ""Real-Time Yard Management”"

Author(s): DB Cargo
Published in: 2016
Publisher: Railcon

ARCC Final Event

Author(s): DB Cargo
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Joint Undertaking

Freight ATO in Shift2Rail IP5

Author(s): DB Cargo
Published in: 2017
Publisher: Joint Undertaking

Rail freight automation in Shift2Rail – Development of prototypes

Author(s): Norbert Kahl; Niels Weigelt; Andrea Mazzone
Published in: 7th Transport Research Arena TRA 2018, April 16-19, 2018, Vienna, Austria, 2018, Page(s) 1-9
Publisher: TRA 2018
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1435596

Collaborative field test of Freight ATO marks Shift2Rail milestone

Author(s): Norbert Kahl, Andrea Mazzone, Sascha Seggert
Published in: Proceedings of 8th Transport Research Arena TRA 2020, April 27-30, 2020, 2020, Page(s) 1-7
Publisher: TRA 2020

Implementation and challenges of ETCS & ATO on a European scale

Author(s): DB Cargo
Published in: 2019
Publisher: Smartrail

Energy efficiency in ATO train driven or equipped with C-DAS Presentation at SEF2017

Author(s): Hitachi Rail STS
Published in: 2017
Publisher: SEF

Presentation of ARCC and Freight ATO at Shift2Rail booth and in a Panel session at TRA2018

Author(s): DB Cargo AG, Bombardier Transportation
Published in: 2018
Publisher: TRA

Maximum Robust Train Path for an Additional Train Inserted in an Existing Railway Timetable

Author(s): Ljunggren, Fredrik; Persson, Kristian; Peterson, Anders; Schmidt, Christiane
Published in: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Advanced Systems in Public Transport, CASPT 2018, Brisbane, Australia, 23-25 July 2018, 30, 2018, Page(s) 1-20
Publisher: Proceedings: 14th International Conference on Advanced Systems in Public Transport and TransitData

Real-time Yard Management -First results presented during Logistik Forum 2017

Author(s): DB Cargo & DXC
Published in: Logistik Forum 2017, 2017
Publisher: Logistik Forum

Other (11)

"Participation at InnoTrans 2018 by ARCC members and organization of a ""Mobility Talk Shift2Rail IP5"""

Author(s): ARCC Members, Mobility Talk with Carlo Borghini and Thomas Jäger
Published in: 2018
Publisher: InnoTrans

Analysis and requirement specification ATO over ETCS

Author(s): Trafikverket, Hitachi Rail STS
Published in: 2018
Publisher: Joint Undertaking

Description interactions/interfaces with a Real-time Yard Management System

Author(s): Linköping University
Published in: 2018
Publisher: Joint Undertaking

Collaborative field test of Freight ATO marks Shift2Rail milestone presented at TRA2020

Author(s): DB Cargo AG, Bombardier Transportation, Siemens Mobility GmbH
Published in: 2020
Publisher: TRA

ARCC and IP5 Mobility Talk at InnoTrans

Author(s): Carlo Borghini, Miroslav Obrenovic
Published in: InnoTrans 2016, 20.09. - 23.09.2016, 2016
Publisher: InnoTrans

ATO successfully tested in Rail Freight

Author(s): DB Cargo
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Joint Undertaking

Development of Functional Requirements for sustainable and attractive European Rail Freight

Author(s): KTH Railway Group
Published in: 2018
Publisher: Joint Undertaking

ARCC – GOA2 Freight Demonstrato

Author(s): DB Cargo, Thales, Bombardier, Hitachi Rail STS, Alstom, SBB, AŽD; Siemens
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Joint Undertaking

Automation Marshalling Yards

Author(s): DB Cargo AG
Published in: Deliverables in ARCC, 31.08.2017, 2017
Publisher: Funding and Tenders

Shift2Rail ATO over ETCS webinar - an Interoperable Journey – from concept to field experience

Author(s): Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking

Real-time Yard Management - Objectives & First results presented during Transport logistic fair

Author(s): DB Cargo
Published in: 2017
Publisher: Transport Logistic Fair

Peer reviewed articles (1)

Towards a comprehensive model for track allocation and roll-time scheduling at marshallingyards

Author(s): Sara Gestrelius, Martin Aronsson, Martin Joborn, Markus Bohlin
Published in: Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management, Volume 7, Issue 3, 2017, Page(s) Pages 157-170, ISSN 2210-9706
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrtpm.2017.06.002