A body of the European Union
A body of the European Union
Description: Translate4Rail offers drivers a comprehensive set of predefined standardised messages (PDMs) to exchange with an infrastructure manager traffic controller (signaller) in normal or exceptional operational situations in a country where they do not understand nor speak the local language. Besides the list of agreed PDMs a digital tool using these messages will be implemented to enable the driver and the traffic controller to make the communication easier and ensure they understand each other even though each of them speaks in his/her native language.
Target audience: All rail stakeholders
How it brings us closer to achieving better rail for Europe: It bring us closer by implementing a “drive through philosophy” across borders making rail easier to use and more attractive to customers. This is will contribute to drive modal shift towards a sustainable transport mode, thus benefitting society at large.
More information on this topic: Translate4Rail project website
Description: A summary of the key findings and recommendations of TER4RAIL, namely: Overview of innovative research in mobility, opportunities for collaboration with non-rail sectors, overview of key rail and other mobility research roadmaps, gaps of the rail roadmaps, key arguments supporting rail, SWOT analysis of rail transportation.
Target audience: All rail stakeholders
How it brings us closer to achieving better rail for Europe: It brings us closer by identifying synergies for a more successful multimodal rail research in Horizon Europe. It gives paths for having railways considered in non-railway roadmaps as the key mode to be integrated with. Finally it reports success stories of railways in urban/rural, high speed and freight with large margin of growth, cost advantages in scale economies (while sustainable) together with important societal benefits.
More information on this topic: Ter4Rail project website
Description: This deliverable identified the technical and operational railway system components that are affected by moving towards Virtually-Coupled Train Sets, along with their required step-changes. Scenario-based roadmaps were developed based on assessed priorities, durations and time orders of these step-changes for optimistic and pessimistic scenarios for the various market segments.
Target audience: Operators (rail operator companies), Infrastructure management companies, Suppliers (vehicle and part manufacturers)
How it brings us closer to achieving better rail for Europe: It brings us closer by providing a long-term strategy for a gradual transition towards the deployment of Virtual Coupling that will enable a significant increase in infrastructure capacity and operational efficiency.
More information on this topic: Technical Demonstrator on Virtually Coupled Train Sets
Description: This output evaluates the performance of Long Term Evolution (LTE) – V2X technology for a Wireless Train Backbone (WLTB) operating in four different environments: depot, station, track and tunnels.
Target audience: Operators (rail operator companies), Infrastructure management companies, Suppliers (vehicle and part manufacturers)
How it brings us closer to achieving better rail for Europe: It brings us closer by identifying the gaps between WLTB requirements and the capabilities of a WLTB based on LTE V2X technology.
More information on this topic: Technical Demonstrator on Train Control and Monitoring System
Description: This output collects the information to be visualized as well as the requirements for visualization on Driver Machine Interface (DMI) from operator point of view for the Next Generation TCMS. The result of this work will be an input to progress with the completeness of the CLC/TR 50542 series in relation to the communication between the Train Display Controller (TDC) and the Other Train System (OTS).
Target audience: Operators (rail operator companies) and Suppliers (vehicle and part manufacturers)
How it brings us closer to achieving better rail for Europe: It brings us closer by collecting the new information needed for DMI from Next Generation TCMS, providing the needed input to extend the CLC/TR 50542 series in order to cover these features.
More information on this topic: Technical Demonstrator on Train Control and Monitoring System
Description: The Contractual Management Specifications Document (D10.1) contains an analysis of different expectations, gains and challenges of the interoperability features. Within the analysis, perspectives of transport industry actors and travellers are taken into account and mapped to the overall S2R –IP4 solutions. Agreement templates for transport industry actors were also provided.
Target audience: Final users
How it brings us closer to achieving better rail for Europe: It brings us closer by improving the rail system by analysing regulations, agreements, needs and expectations. Interoperability and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) are key factors for moving inland passenger traffic to sustainable transport modes, especially rail. Interoperability is based on the cooperation between all players involved in transportation.
More information on this topic: MaaSive project website