Europes Rail Catalogue of Solutions v4
Europes Rail Catalogue of Solutions v4
Europes Rail Catalogue of Solutions v4
SOLUTIONS
2022 Edition
CATALOGUE OF SOLUTIONS
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Shift2Rail and its Innovation Programme.................. 9 Solution 16: Adhesion Management Solutions......... 36 Solution 34: Data for Track Circuit Maintenance..... 62 Solution 54: Intelligent Video Gate............................. 89
The New Europe’s Rail Programme............................. 10 Solution 17: Adhesion Management Enhanced Solution 35: Data & Positioning: Lean Tamping...... 63 Solution 55: Digital Brake Test...................................... 90
Solutions.............................................................................. 37
Purpose of the Catalogue of Solutions...................... 13 Solution 36: Automation: Robot platform................ 64 Maintenance
Solution 18: High-SIL Brake Control............................ 38
IP1 Passenger trains: Cost-efficient and reliable Solution 37: Integrated Measuring System............... 65 Solution 56: Condition Based and Predictive
trains, including high-capacity trains and high-speed Solution 19: Innovative Friction Pair............................ 39 Maintenance....................................................................... 92
trains Solution 38: Decision Making Planning...................... 66
Interiors Traction Power
Traction Systems Solution 39: Modular Multitasking Powered
Solution 20: Passengers’ Room Adapted to Their Exoskeleton (MMPE) for Rail Workers........................ 67 Solution 57: Distributed Power for Long Trains....... 94
Solution 1: Master Silicon Carbide (SiC) Needs................................................................................... 41
Semiconductors................................................................ 15 Energy Solution 58: Full Electric Last Mile Propulsion......... 95
Solution 21: Driver’s Cabin.............................................. 42
Solution 2: High Speed Motor on Wheel................... 16 Solution 40: Smart Energy Metering.......................... 69 Solution 59: Battery Module.......................................... 96
Eco-Friendly HVAC
TCMS Solution 41: Automation: Robot platform ................ 70 Wheels and Axles
Solution 22: Eco-Friendly Air Conditioning with
Solution 3: Next Generation TCMS - New Vehicle Natural Refrigerant........................................................... 44 Solution 42: SMART Control of Rail Power Supply.71 Solution 60: Light Thermostable Wheel.................... 98
Control Unit........................................................................ 18 IP4 Digital services. Towards “mobility as a service” Solution 61: Silent Wheelset.......................................... 99
IP2 Traffic Management: Advanced Traffic
Train Communications Management and Control Systems’ Solutions engineered by railway
Solution 62: Axle Mounted Power Harvester........... 100
Solution 4: Standardised Train-To-Ground ERTMS Next Gen Multimodal Ecosystem
Wagon
Communication System.................................................. 20 Solution 43: “One Stop Shop”...................................... 74
Solution 23: Automatic Train Operation (up to GoA4) Solution 63: Extended Market Wagon....................... 102
Light Structures 47 Travel Experience
Solution 64: Core Market Wagon................................. 103
Solution 5: Light Carbodies........................................... 22 Solution 24: Moving Block............................................. 48 Solution 44: Travel Companion.................................... 76
Solution 65: Indoor-Outdoor Wagon Positioning... 104
Solution 6: Door Leaves.................................................. 23 Solution 25: Fail-Safe Train Positioning..................... 49 Travel Provider Tools
CCA Horizontal Innovative Solutions for Railway:
Solution 7: Composite Door Leaves............................ 24 Solution 26: Adaptable Communication 22 System 50 Solution 45: Interoperability Framework for TSPs.. 78 Cross-cutting activities
Solution 8: New Door Functions Towards Solution 27: Integrated Mobility Management (I2M/ Solution 46: Contractual Management Market Place Solution 66: Simulation Model for Large Networks 107
Autonomous Doors.......................................................... 25 TMS)...................................................................................... 51 79
Solution 67: Energy Labelling of Rail Vehicles......... 109
Solution 9: Boarding Aid................................................ 26 Solution 28: Onboard Train Integrity.......................... 52 Solution 47: Business Analytics for Transportation.80
Solution 68: KPI Model for Impact Assessment...... 111
Solution 10: Lightweight Antenna Supporting IP3 Optimised Infrastructure: Intelligent Asset Solution 48: Crowd Management................................ 81
Element................................................................................ 27 Management & High-Capacity Infrastructure Solution 69: Modal Shift Evaluation Model for Impact
Solution 49: SaaS Solution............................................ 82 Assessment........................................................................ 112
Light Running Gear Long Performing Structures
IP5 European Railway Freight. Technologies for Solution 70: Energy Simulation Tool........................... 114
Solution 11: Lightweight Axle........................................ 29 Solution 29: Low-Cost High-Speed Bridges............. 55 sustainable and attractive European Rail Freight
Solution 12: Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI) spoke Solution 30: Long Performing Structures................. 56 Automation and Digital Operation
wheel.................................................................................... 30
Track System Solution 50: ATO GoA 2 for Existing Fleet................ 85
Solution 13: Light Running Gear Frame..................... 31
Solution 31: Enhanced Switches and Crossings....... 58 Solution 51: Freight Digital Automatic Coupler....... 86
Condition Based Maintenance
Solution 32: High Performance Wheel-Rail Interaction Solution 52: Connected Heterogeneous
Solution 14: HMS for CBM............................................... 33 59
Adina Vălean, This 2022 edition of the Europe’s Rail Catalogue of Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking is the European
European Commissioner for Transport
Solutions illustrates successful R&I results in the form partnership on rail research and innovation
of possible products and solutions, while highlighting established under the Horizon Europe programme
the benefits for final users, operators, infrastructure and the universal successor of Shift2Rail. In
managers and/or suppliers. This publication also cooperation with its Members, Europe’s Rail builds
outlines the advantages of integrating demonstrators upon the results of Shift2Rail and aims to deliver,
into market solutions so that they can deliver the rail via an integrated system approach, a high capacity,
innovation Capabilities of the future. flexible, multi-modal, sustainable, resilient and
reliable integrated European railway network by
Through its presence at InnoTrans 2022, Europe’s
eliminating barriers to interoperability and providing
Rail is showcasing the link between the programme
solutions for full integration, for European citizens
and its predecessor, Shift2Rail. This is achieved by
and supply value chain.
presenting the results coming from the Shift2Rail
Programme and linking them to the key flagship Shift2Rail has achieved great features. It is now
areas of the new Europe’s Rail. At the heart of this Europe’s Rail’s turn to take over and continue
Catalogue innovative solutions and game-changing the work, bringing more systemic and ambitious
demonstrators are showcased, all of which answer solutions, and making rail the everyday mobility in
the evolving needs of rail stakeholders. Europe.
1 The S2R JU was officially established on 7 July 2014, following the adoption of Council Regulation (EU) No
642/2014 of 16 June 2014 establishing the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R Regulation).
A sustainable and green rail system Sustainable Competitive Digital Green Rail
Freight Services
Innovative solutions and services based on
leading edge technologies to minimize the Digitalization and automation of operational
overall energy consumption and environmental functions (e.g. DAC) and processes as well
impact of the railway system as increasing the efficiency of the immaterial
(information/data) layer of transport in logistic
1 Council Regulation published in the Official Journal https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2085
Solution 1:
• Complemented by methodologies, tools, standards & norms developed on noise, reliability, smart
high-capacity trains and high-speed trains maintenance, virtual validation and certification
Targeted market:
LIGHT STRUCTURES
Solution 5: Light Carbodies
Solution 6: Door Leaves
Solution 7: Composite Door Leaves
Solution 8: New Door Functions Towards Autonomous Doors
Solution 9: Boarding Aid
Solution 10: Lightweight Antenna Supporting Element
BRAKING SYSTEM
Solution 15: Electromechanical Brake System (EMB)
Solution 16: Adhesion Management Solutions
Solution 17: Adhesion Management Enhanced Solutions
Solution 18: High-SIL Brake Control
Solution 19: Innovative Friction Pair
INTERIORS
Solution 20: Passengers’ Room Adapted to Their Needs
Solution 21: Driver’s Cabin
ECO-FRIENDLY HVAC
Solution 22: Eco-Friendly Air Conditioning with Natural Refrigerant
Solution 2: BENEFITS
High Speed Motor on Wheel
Potential benefits and market
• Distributed traction on independent wheel bogie to increase traction capabilities impact:
• Permanent magnet motor with high power and torque density (in terms of weight and volume) • Reduced life cycle cost thanks to lower maintenance (up to -15%)
and energy costs (up to -20%) and capital cost reduction via virtual
• Inclusion of permanent magnet motor to increase traction capabilities validation & certification
Copyright: Talgo
Solution 3: BENEFITS
Next Generation TCMS - New Vehicle
Control Unit Potential benefits and market
impact:
TCMS Next GeN • 50% reduction of trains unavailability due to better functioning of train
control and monitoring
• New SIL4 functions, while removing safety lines
• 50% cost reduction in project engineering, integration and certification
• Wireless inter-consist & intra-consist phases
• Train-to-ground communications • Safety increase thanks to enabling the implementation of SIL4
functions in the TCMS
Functional Distributed Framework defined in the New Vehicle Control Units for TCMS
• 25% weight reduction of cabling and space used by electronics
Targeted market:
hardware
Mainly for the whole rail transport market and possibly even further TCMS Next GeN
Copyright: CAF
Solution 4: BENEFITS
Standardised Train-To-Ground
Communication System Potential benefits and market
impact:
New standardised train-to-ground communication system for interoperable Mobile Communications Gateways • 50% of trains’ availability increase related to the functioning of train
by suppliers New SIL4 functions, while removing safety lines. control and monitoring
Targeted market: • 50% cost reduction in project engineering, integration and certification
phases
Mainly for rail vehicle market and technology enablers
• Cost reduction and cost-efficient management of fleets
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Copyright: CAF
Solution 5: Solution 6:
Light Carbodies Door Leaves
• New materials, processes, and technologies in the current carbody concepts scalable for manufacturing New concept design of metallic door leaves based on metallic architecture introducing plastic/composite
parts, innovative filling materials and sealing solutions for thermal insulation, acoustic attenuation, and weight
• Hybrid solutions with metallic/composites components due to optimal combination of properties and
optimisation. It will improve passenger comfort thanks to improved thermal and acoustic insulation, and
requirements for high- speed trains
reduce weight for less impact on the infrastructure or train weight constraints with the introduction of an
• Substitution of welded extruded aluminium profiles by pultruded Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) optimised metal solution or a plastic or composite solution.
and/or one-shot infusion panels of sandwich and CFRP
Targeted market:
• Hybrid concept for validation metallic and composites components (manufactured with different
Mainly regional and commuter rolling stock markets worldwide; extended to tramways, and metros
technologies) due to optimal combination of properties and requirements
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Targeted market:
Discrete solution ready for prototype testing, and integrated solution available in 2023
Mainly rail vehicle manufacturer market and technology enablers
Market outlook:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Good perspectives for all trains segments
Solution ready for prototype testing
Market outlook:
Copyright: Bombardier
Solution 7: Solution 8:
Composite Door Leaves New Door Functions Towards
Autonomous Doors
New door leaves designed for thermal insulation, weight reduction and cost by selecting the best composite
materials, manufacturing process and architecture.
The solution of adding new door functions will result in easing, helping passenger access and increasing safety
Targeted market: while reducing other passenger and neighbourhood disturbances.
Mainly regional and commuter rolling stock market worldwide and extended to tramways, metros and up to Targeted market:
very high-speed trains market
Rolling stock market worldwide
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Solution ready
Discrete solution ready for prototype testing, and integrated solution available in 2023
Market outlook:
Market outlook:
Good perspectives for all trains segments
Good perspectives for all types of trains except partially metros
This new accessibility solution will consist of a new generic bridging plate useable for all types of doors and A new lightweight antenna supporting element will result in weight reduction of the bogie component while
could be integrated in an improved door sill in the case of sliding doors, delivering safer and easier passenger making assembly and maintenance work easier.
boarding and alighting by reducing accessibility barriers.
Targeted market:
Targeted market:
Mainly rail components manufacturer market
Mainly European regional/commuter trains market
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
After 2023
Solution ready for prototype testing in 2023
Market outlook:
Market outlook:
Good perspectives for metro and regional transport
Good perspectives for all types of trains
Copyright: Bombardier
Copyright: Bombardier
• 10% capacity increase for the coaches in new layout configurations Targeted market:
• Cost efficiency due to simplification of manufacturing / assembly Freight market in test period and subsequently metro application Mainly rail components manufacturer
market
• New services and solutions for rolling stock
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
• Significant increase of thermal insulation and acoustic attenuation
Freight market in test period and subsequently metro application, available after 2023
• Low specific weight and higher structural strength
Market outlook:
• High corrosion and ageing resistance
Good perspectives for all types of trains
• Ease of installation on working rolling stock
Bearing leg
Pressure
Screw connection
Pressure
Copyright: Siemens
A new spoke wheel made of Austempered Ductile Iron that will contribute to the potential reduction of New materials, processes and technologies in the current running gear frames, substituting welded steel
maintenance needs of railway vehicles and reduce wheel and infrastructure wear. plates and profiles by monocoque CFRP structures and machined high end alloys reaching up to 50%
reduction in weight compared to conventional solutions.
Targeted market:
Targeted market:
Mainly metro wheelset with monoblock wheels market
Mainly high-speed rail
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Solution ready for prototype testing
Solution ready for prototype testing
Market outlook:
Market outlook:
Good perspectives for metro and regional transport
Good perspectives for high-speed transport
Copyright: CAF
• Reduction of unavailability derived from bogie failure Passenger main line traffic using multiple units
• Safety increase due to a continuous monitoring of critical elements EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
(suspension, track, ...) First test campaign successfully completed early 2021. Expected to be ready for serial production in 2026
• Foster the generation of new services and solutions for vehicle Market outlook:
maintenance
Good perspectives for all types of passenger trains, linked with effective migration to air-less solution of other
solutions:
Operator and Infrastructure Manager
Copyright: Knorr-Bremse
New adhesion management solutions intended to solve low adhesion issues between wheel and rail and The adaptive wheel slide protection and smart sander, ensures safety and performances in degraded condition
improve rail operation under severe conditions. and reduces LCC by eliminating wheel lock occurrences. New adhesion management solutions intended to
solve low adhesion issues between wheel and rail and improve rail operation under severe conditions.
Targeted market:
Targeted market:
Mainly rail vehicle manufacturer and system supplier market
All railway market segments, passenger and freight
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Solution ready end of 2022
Solution ready end 2022
Market outlook:
Market outlook:
Good perspective, especially combined with ATO under ETCS protection
Good perspectives for metro and regional train transport
The HSIL braking system conceived has implemented a full engineering process and demonstrations have The innovative friction pair has been conceived and developed with a strong focus on the environment. This
been successfully run. It provides a safety qualification with a robust and reliable design and ready for a train new, eco-friendly system of brake disc and brake pad is able to significantly reduce brake emissions (dust
installation. reduction of up to 75% for PM10 and 2.1% LAeq in dB(A) for noise).
All railway market segments for passenger Mainly rail vehicle manufacturer
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation: EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Solution ready Solution under prototype testing and expected to be ready in 2023
Good perspectives for both metro and regional services Good perspectives for metro and regional train transport
Copyright: Faiveley
Copyright: Faiveley
Rolling stock market worldwide (single deck and double deck) • Overcome the limitation of synthetic refrigerants
Before 2024
Solution 23:
Targeted market:
The Moving block solution aims to increase the line capacity through decoupling the signalling from physical The Fail-Safe Train Positioning (including satellite technology) is aimed to become an absolute positioning
infrastructure and decreasing the constraints imposed by trackside train detection resulting in the increase of system, by applying GNSS technology to the ERTMS/ETCS core and by using new technologies (e.g. inertial
transit of trains. measurement units) or other on-board existing sensors (e.g. accelerometers, odometer sensors).
Targeted market: The Fail-Safe Train Positioning aims to boost the quality of train localization and integrity information, while
also reducing overall costs, in particular by enabling a significant reduction in track- side conventional train
Mainly technology providers market worldwide
detection systems (e.g. track circuits, axle counters) and physical balises.
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Targeted market:
Solution ready for prototype testing in 2023
Mainly technology providers market worldwide
Market outlook:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Good perspectives for all types of trains (mainline/high speed, urban/suburban, regional and freight lines)
Solution ready for prototype testing in 2023
Market outlook:
Good perspectives for all types of trains (mainline/high speed, urban/suburban, regional and freight lines)
This adaptable communication system will be able to decouple the applications from the underlying radio The Integrated Mobility Management solution combined with the solution arising from Traffic Management
access networks and provide generic communication services based on bearer flexibility with defined Quality work stream aims at integrating the data exchange between all rail business services into one communication
of Service (QoS) leveraging multiple access technologies (LTE, 5G, SatCom, WiFi, ...). platform, the Integration Layer.
Mainly rolling stock and technology providers market Mainly railway operating companies and technology suppliers’ market
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation: EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Solution ready by 2024, paving the way for the introduction of possible future 5G telecoms solutions Solution ready for prototype testing in 2023
Good perspectives for all types of trains (mainline, urban and freight) Good perspectives for all market segment
Mainly railway operation companies and technology providers’ market • Improved coverage as well as enabled cost efficient access alternatives
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation: • New services and solutions for signalling systems
Good perspective for all application domains (mainline/high speed, urban/suburban, regional and freight • Increase of the efficiency of Passenger and Rail Freight Operations
lines)
• New services and solutions for mobility management and smart
planning
ETCS A
OTI
Master
Wired
on-board
network
OTI
Slave
ETCS B Customer benefiting from the
solutions:
Final user, operator, infrastructure manager and supplier
Active Cabin
Example for Product Class 1 (Wired on-board communication and OTI devices installed in each cabin)
Example for Product Class 3 (Wireless on-board communication and OTI devices installed in all waggons)
Solution 29:
Infrastructure: Low-cost high-speed bridges solution will improve the understanding of bridge-train dynamic interactions
and how damping will allow to reduce unnecessary expensive special solutions for bridges. Bridges will be
possible to design and construct with fewer restrictions, allowing for geometries tailored for surroundings,
less material usage i.e. more environmental friendly and significantly reduced costs. Solutions will also give a
Intelligent Asset Management & more uniform safety removing uncertainties.
Solution applicable for new lines and upgrade of existing lines. Mainly technology providers market worldwide
MAINTENANCE
Solution 34: Data for Track Circuit Maintenance
Solution 35: Data & Positioning: Lean Tamping
Solution 36: Automation: Robot platform
Solution 37: Integrated Measuring System
Solution 38: Decision Making Planning
Solution 39: Modular Multitasking Powered Exoskeleton (MMPE) for Rail Workers
ENERGY
Solution 40: Smart Energy Metering
Solution 41: FACTS for 50 Hz AC Rail Power Supply
Solution 42: SMART Control of Rail Power Supply
Copyright: Trafikverket
Good perspectives for infrastructure managers that own bridges Customer benefiting from the
solutions:
Infrastructure manager and supplier
Copyright: Trafikverket
• This solution will result in developing an enhanced switches and crossings (S&C) system that will improve • This solution aims at providing a mechanical/structural improvement of existing rail and wheels
the operational performance of existing designs through the delivery of new sub-systems with sensing interaction performance.
and monitoring capabilities and self- adjustment.
• System simulations aim at providing an innovative way for testing new solutions for track and wheels.
• Virtual simulation of dynamic behaviour of a S&C and the deterioration of its components resulting from
Targeted market:
vehicle interaction. It will support the development towards virtual authorisation.
Mainly wheel set manufacturer and system suppliers market
Targeted market:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Mainly system suppliers market
Solution expected to be ready by 2025
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Market outlook:
Solution expected to be ready before 2024
Good perspectives for freight and passengers train suppliers, Wheelset manufacturers, and infrastructure
Market outlook:
managers
Good perspectives for infrastructure managers
Market outlook: • Improved possibilities for (remote) monitoring of the system and
capabilities
Good perspectives for infrastructure managers
Copyright: ACCIONA
Innovative solution for Track Circuits maintenance. This market solution consists of a big data platform, which The lean tamping process eliminates the step of pre-measurements between the track measurement and the
provides the current status, anomaly detection and predictive analysis of the Track Circuits assets. It will lead tamping.
to better support for maintenance action plans.
Targeted market:
Targeted market:
Mainly system suppliers market
All markets (mainline, urban, regional) infrastructure
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Solution ready
Solution expected to be ready before 2024
Market outlook:
Market outlook:
Good perspectives for infrastructure managers, industrial heavy haul network operators
Infrastructure managers, and entities in charge of maintenance
This solution in combination of the ones presented for lean tamping and decision-making planning. It will The integrated measuring system will contribute to decreased service disruptions and lower maintenance
result in automatised operations for maintenance tasks and will significantly reduce manual and arduous work costs through continuous non-intrusive monitoring of rail thermal stress by incorporating this system on in-
on-site. service trains. Data can be used to minimize risks/failures induced by thermal stress.
Mainly system and technology suppliers market Mainly system and technology suppliers market
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation: EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Good perspectives for system and technology suppliers, infrastructure managers, and entities in charge of Good perspectives for infrastructure managers
maintenance
Input
configuration
Failure Anomaly
Database detection Optimisation
Upstream Risk
information Models
Possible inputs for other projects :
In2Rail
In2Dreams Copyright: Stream Project
Nowcasting &
In2Track
forecasting
• Accuracy of data and better traceability of works carried out Railway undertakings, infrastructure managers and transport authorities
Modern power electronic assets (FACTS) enable innovative feeding concepts for 50 Hz railway power supply Process bus communication raises station control systems to a new level. The process bus transmits sampled
systems. Installed at the connection between the public power supply grid and the electrical traction system values (SV: current and voltage), measured and digitized by merging units to the protection device. Leading
as well as operating along the track. This innovative solution for railway system energy measurements both to new control and protection functions.
on-board trains and on the electrical infrastructure will support in decision-making process and lead to energy
Targeted market:
consumption reduction and other cost-efficient actions.
Mainly system and technology suppliers market
Targeted market:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Mainly system and technology suppliers market
Solution ready
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Market outlook:
Solution ready
Infrastructure managers and suppliers
Market outlook:
OCL Track 1
OCL Track 2
Balancer RPC
Merging Unit and
SFC SVC Controller at
Load flow control switchgear
Reactive power
consuption Double side feeding
Improved power
Reactive power Protection device
consumption
quality and decentralized
Increased line control unit
capacity
Station
Control
SCADA
BENEFITS
• Contribution to better plan investments and evaluation of the railway MULTIMODAL ECOSYSTEM
system’s energy efficiency Solution 43: “One Stop Shop”
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation: • Includes booking, payment, issue and validatation functionalities and
additional services such as after-sales and passenger rights
Solution expected to be ready in 2023
• Allows different validation and defines guidelines for setting business-
Market outlook: to-business contracts and agreements
Good perspectives for travel service operators, infrastructure managers and railway undertakings • Keeps the traveller informed through the whole journey
Travel companion
web-portal Cloud Wallet Business
Analytics
Mainly system and technology suppliers market and travel service providers • Provides guidance and interchange navigation functions for indoor/
outdoor travel episodes
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
• Provides new forms of location-based experiences
Solution expected to be ready in 2023
• Takes into account services such as multi-user and group travel
Market outlook: aspects
Good perspectives for travel service operators of every mode of transport and mobility services • Collects feedback data to improve real time information through the
Trip Tracker
Transport Service
Providers
Travel Offer
Planning Building
Search
The Interoperability Framework (IF) solutions will foster the digital transformation of the transport ecosystem The contractual management market place (CMMP) solution consists of a web portal to which the Technology
and facilitate interoperability among heterogeneous system to make possible the provision of multimodal Service Provider (TSP) can register and create business rules involving other TSPs registered in the ecosystem.
services that combine information and services from different TSPs. This solution enables a TSP to configure tariffs, specify the conditions and the benefits for the user and the
revenue split among TSPs amongst other functionalities.
Targeted market:
Targeted market:
Mainly system and technology suppliers market and travel service providers
Mainly system and technology suppliers market and travel service providers
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Solution expected to be ready in 2023
Solution expected to be ready in 2023
Market outlook:
Market outlook:
Good perspectives for travel service providers of every mode of transport and mobility service providers
Good perspectives for travel service operators of every mode of transport and mobility services
The business analytics for transportation solution will provide a common foundation for all EU-Rail transport The solution develops modules to predict the occupancy of the train and the dwell time. It provides also a
product and service providers based on data coming from TSPs in order to better adapt the level of service to crowd management-based recommendation system. All this information can be used by the TMS (Traffic
the users demand. Management System) to optimize the timetable and by the Travel Service Providers to improve the passenger
experience.
Targeted market:
Targeted market:
Mainly system and technology suppliers market and travel service providers
Mainly system and technology suppliers market and travel service providers
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Solution expected to be ready in 2023
Solution expected to be ready in 2023
Market outlook:
Market outlook:
Good perspectives for travel service providers of every mode of transport and mobility services, also for traffic
managers Good perspectives for travel service providers of every mode of transport and mobility service providers
Business Analytics
Turn data into a better knowledge of mobility
IP2
Integration Layer & CDM
Data Analytics Visualisation
• TSP data • Offer/Demand data
Data Management • Descriptive • Dashboards/KPls
• Big Data architecture
• Shift2Rail data • Supervision data • Predictive • Dynamic visualisation
• Privacy
• External data • Contextual data • Prescriptive • Virtual Reality
Prediction
Operators
TMS IL and DSS
& Travellers
modules
GDPR
Revenue IP4
Service Service Station Resource Demand
Collection & Marketing
Quality Performance Management Management Management
Distribution Interoperability Framework
Copyright: Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking Copyright: Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking
Good perspectives for small PTOs • Future evolutions will create intermodal agreements and MaaS mobility packages and evolve to offer
other capabilities to TSPs
Business Analytics for Transportation
• Data integration inside a powerful big data architecture
• Development of anonymization techniques to address GDPR
Transport Service Software as a Service • Rich algorithms perform descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics
Providers (SaaS) Solution
• Implementation of a Decision Support System, based on optimization algorithms, to manage
disruptions considering multimodal solutions
• Interactive and dynamic visualization capabilities such as Virtual Reality
Crowd management:
Travel Offer
• Allows information exchange between TSP/TMS and other systems
Planning Building • Support for the timetable optimization of the TMS using the prediction of the occupancy and of the
dwell time
• Crowd management-based recommendation system to improve the TSP operation
SaaS solution:
• Travel Service Providers can quickly and easily be integrated into the EU-Rail Ecosystem through
standardized processes and provide further services to their customers.
Additional
Operator • Travel service providers can manage the data generated by travellers on the Collaborative Space and
Services
request travellers feedback on a region
• Travel service providers can create custom report structures deploying new services to collect
feedback from the travellers
Improved
Ticketing
Real Time
Information
Customer benefiting from the solutions:
Components Handing Final user, operator and supplier
Solution 50:
Freight: The tested solution is driven by a standard approach (input into TSI) and look for interchangeability of GoA2
modules, as basis for future solutions to be implemented. The solution will also give insights into functionality
with freight set-up on track.
Solution ready
AUTOMATION AND DIGITAL OPERATION
Solution 50: ATO GoA 2 for Existing Fleet Market outlook:
Solution 51: Freight Digital Automatic Coupler
Good perspectives for infrastructure managers and European railway undertakings
Solution 52: Connected Heterogeneous Multiprocessing Architecture for Digitalisation of Freight Applications
Solution 53: Yard and Network Management
Solution 54: Intelligent Video Gate
Solution 55: Digital Brake Test
MAINTENANCE Track
Solution 56: Condition Based and Predictive Maintenance
Swiss RCS system
TRACTION POWER (Adapt to Subet 125, 126)
Standardised and open interface within
Solution 57: Distributed Power for Long Trains the demonstrator project
Subset 125, 126
Solution 58: Full Electric Last Mile Propulsion
Solution 59: Battery Module
Track
Eurobalise
Copyright: Bombardier
Targeted market:
This new solution will contribute to the agile deployment and connection of the sensors and subsystems
Mainly all European freight wagons market needed for the digitalization of the freight wagon providing connectivity with other on-board systems
and locomotive. The solution is compatible with operational processes such as brake test and CBM data
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation: processing.
Solution ready for prototype testing Targeted market:
Market outlook: All freight wagons market
Good perspectives for infrastructure managers and European railway undertakings EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Market outlook:
Copyright: Dellner
Copyright: CEIT
The solution to efficiently manage yards and rail network will result in identifying the difficulties and This solution will help to identify and verify incoming trains to marshalling yards automatically. The Intelligent
shortcomings of a yard manager and provide improved algorithms and specifications. The tool provided to Video Gate solution will automatise these activities at intermodal terminals, improving data quality and
support decisions will increase automation in planning and traffic control tasks. reliability of inbound processes with a significant impact on terminals’ capacity.
Mainly railway undertakings focussed on the growth of pan- European freight operations market Mainly all European freight wagons market
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation: EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Good perspectives for freight operators, infrastructure managers and railway undertakings. Next step is Good perspectives for terminal operators, railway infrastructure managers and railway undertakings
to develop real-time functions, perform real-time demonstrations and integrate with relevant systems/
information platforms
Copyright: Trafikverket
Market outlook: • New services and solutions for automated corridor operation
Good perspectives • Increased safety for the operation staff and against derailment due to
the central buffer coupler and the autocentering joint
Market outlook:
Customer benefiting from the
Good perspectives for railway undertakings and entities in charge of maintenance
solutions:
Operator and infrastructure manager
End of Life
Actual component
lifecycle
Swap
Preventive
Maintenance
Health Check Health Check Health Check Health Check Check & Swap
Condition Based
Maintenance
Steady
state Advanced Warning Swap
Predictive DB
Maintenance
Maintenance planning
The distributed power for long trains solution will enable the possibility to increase the length of the trains With this solution EU-Rail develops a scalable electric last mile propulsion system that is capable to
focusing on radio remote controlled distributed power technology for freight trains. complement or replace existing last mile diesel engines.
Mainly railway undertakings focussed on the growth of pan- European freight operations market Mainly freight trains market, running into non electrified yards, harbours, but also passenger trains market
running on non- electrified lines (diesel) with the need to enter sensitive areas, like underground stations
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Solution ready
Solution expected to be ready by 2025
Market outlook:
Market outlook:
Good perspectives for freight operators, infrastructure managers and railway undertakings
Increasing, especially with the availability of low cost batteries
Copyright: Bombardier
Copyright: CAF
This new solution will solve the load constraints and safety issues related to one of the most extensively used The solution will result in the development of an overall condition based and predictive maintenance strategy
wheel at EU level and will enable safety increase, noise reduction emission as well as an increase on the load for freight rolling stock that will lead to a further reduction of cost and increase of fleet usage efficiency.
capacity.
Targeted market:
Targeted market:
Mainly railway undertakings focussed on growth of pan-European mainline operations market
Mainly all European freight wagons using composite brake blocks
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Solution ready
Solution ready
Market outlook:
Market outlook:
Good perspectives for railway undertakings and entities in charge of maintenance
Good perspectives for rolling stock owners and operators
Copyright: CAF
Copyright: CAF
European freight wagons market • Light wheel design (339 kg) allowing to increase load capacity in
wagons
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
• Safety is increased thanks to a thermostable solution that reduces the
Solution expected to be ready by 2025 risk of radial cracks on the rim
Market outlook: • Noise reduction in the wheel emission up to 2 dBA fostering class A
“very silent wagons”
Good perspectives for Rolling Stock owners/operators, wagonload operators
• Compatible with 205 and 215 mm diameter ESFA axle wheelset
standards
Copyright: CEIT
This light-weight, fast running and electrified wagon solution in block train operation will attract transports This innovative wagon design includes several subcomponent optimisations. Taken the TIS 5L-factors into
that today are carried on the road and will strengthen competitiveness of existing rail bound transports consideration, the work on sub-components including digital automated couplers, optimized running-gear
and therefore contribute directly to the overall goal to shift transports from road to rail. Wagon intelligence and car-body components as well as modifications on aerodynamics and acoustics will contribute to a
conducted by wagon on-board unit in combination with a safe train integrity system will lead to high greener and more efficient operation. The telematic and electrification systems enhances logistics capability
availability and predictable, stable performance. Significantly lower noise emissions will minimise the societal and CBM concepts.
impact of the increase rail freight operations transport volume foreseen.
Targeted market:
Targeted market:
Mainly all European freight wagons market
Mainly all European freight wagons market
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
Solution expected to be ready by 2023
Solution expected to be ready by 2023
Market outlook:
Market outlook:
EU-wide deployment until 2025
Good perspectives for Rolling Stock owners/operators
Copyright: DLR
Good perspectives for Rolling Stock owners/operators, wagonload operators • Aerodynamically optimised low noise operation also in night times
• Low noise
New services and solutions for the logistic chain and for automated
corridor operation
Copyright: CEIT
Solution 66:
Solutions for Railway: The railway interaction simulation model solution (PROTON) enables the simulation of large networks within
a short runtime to predict the impact of disturbances on the punctuality. It is a relevant tool for short-term
timetable planning to select the best solution, e.g. to optimise the timetable for required adoptions due to
construction works.
Cross-cutting activities Targeted market:
Infrastructure managers
Input Output
Proton
1. Capacity of the
infrastructure
2. Construction sites
Delays for
Punctuality each train
3 Unplanned temporary
and Railway
speed restrictions
Operation
SimulaTiON
4. Disturbances
5. Timetable
Punctuality and
other KPIs
Potentially additional Time to simulate a
layers (weather, network with
rolling stock...) 40.000 trains:
< 2 min
• Reduce energy costs and rail system life-cycle costs Targeted market:
• Raise awareness of stakeholders, including potential passengers and Mainly policy makers
transport buyers
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
• Contribute to rail attractiveness and a shift to rail
Solution ready its current iteration, expected to be finalised in 2023
Mainly policy makers • The socio-economic assessment is based on rich data collection
Changes in modal
share due to Shift2Rail
Value of time Root Regional
KPI model Data about
innovations
Ticket prices
Walk Bicycle Public transport Car
Capacity
model Frequency
Bus Metro Tram
Targeted market: • Reduce energy costs and rail system life-cycle costs
Usage by all types of stakeholders but particularly train manufacturers , train operating companies, transport • Accelerate the implementation of technological innovation
authorities, and homologation authorities
• Improve procurement processes
EU-Rail Solution available for industrialisation:
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