EU-Russia Rail Research Workshop16 – 18 October 2012, Moscow

Introduction to the MERLIN Projectand overview of EUREKA R&D projectsfor greener and cost-effective transport

Petr KročaMarketing Director, Project CoordinatorOLTIS Group

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Content• OLTIS Group Introduction

• Project MERLIN: Project overview and opartners• Project MERLIN: Objectives, benefits, outputs

• The EUREKA Program introduction

• Project E! 3161 RAILMAP• Project E! 4062 ERWIN• Project E! 6725 REAL-Bridge• Project E! 6726 LOADFIX• Project E! 7624 TREX

• GETA: Network of European green transport and logisticsresearch & development organizations, partners and projects

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• Information systems for transport and logistics since 1993• A Czech private group of specialized software companies:

• Membership:

• References (1000 customers in 24 European countries):railway undertakings, operators, infrastructure managers,freight forwarders, carriers, shippers, universities, internationalassociations and organizations etc.

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MERLIN

Total Budget: 7 MEuro (4.5 MEuro EU funded)Duration: 36 monthsProject Start Date: 1st October 2012Partners: 19

Consortium:UNIFE (Coordinator) UICADIFAlstomAnsaldo STSCAF (Technical Leader)FFED’AppoloniaUnviersity of NewcastleZS – Serbian Railways

RFFRenfeMer MecOLTIS GroupAnsaldoBredaNetwork RailTrafikverketSiemensRWTH – Aachen University

Encompassing the key stakeholders from the sector

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MERLIN

• Project objectives– To investigate and demonstrate the viability of an integrated

management system to achieve a more sustainable and optimised energy usage in European Mainline Railway systems

– Where MERLIN‘s results are implemented it expected an important reduction of the energy consumption by 10%

• Project benefits– MERLIN will contribute to the EU‘s aim of a more sustainable rail system

and a reduction in CO2 via a more efficient use of energy resources

• Project outputs– Proposals for Technical Recommendations (UIC/UNIFE TecRec)– Future Business models & recommendations (smart energy

management, cost saving)– Optimised solutions for current and future business models– Numerical models and simulations to demonstrate the architecture

developed for the above TecRec

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EUREKAEuropean Programme for Market Oriented R&D• EUREKA was established by a Conference of Ministers of 17 countries

and Members of the Commission of the European Communities, meeting in Paris on 17 July 1985

• EUREKA brings now together 41 members including Russia and the EU• EUREKA promotes international, market-oriented research and

innovation through the support to small and medium-sized enterprises, large industry, universities and research institutes

• Through EUREKA, these organisations are introducing new products, processes and services to market, helping make Europe economically strong and socially sound

• EUREKA is an organisation with an ambition to become the leading platform for R&D-performing entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond

• 1180 finished projects• 1090 running projects• 613 Eurostars projects

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Umbrella: LOGCHAIN+

Summary: Creation of an electronic map of European railways,that includes all advantages of an e-map, to

improverailway freight transport conditions

Duration: 40 months (03/2004 – 06/2007)

Total costs: 0,89 MEuro

Partners:

Project E! 3161 RAILMAPElectronic Railway Map of Europe

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Summary: Integration of national railway infrastructure databaseswith track parameters from network statements,

developingtools for data and graphic processing of the European

railwayinfrastructure with functions over the joint rail network

graph

Duration: 03/2008 – 12/2011

Total costs: 1,1 MEuro

Partners:

Project E! 4062 ERWINEuropean RailWay Infrastructure Network

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Project E! 6725 REAL-BridgeRailway Euro-Asian Land Bridge DBS

Name: Railway Euro-Asian Land Bridge Data Base System

Summary: To develop the European unique central databasesystem with needful information and code-listssupporting trouble-free Eurasian railway freighttransports as a sustainable and environmentfriendly transport mode in direction east-westbased on CIM/SMGS railway regime.

„Information Support of CIM/SMGS Transports“

Duration: 03/2012 – 12/2015

Total costs:0,6 MEuro

Partners:

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Project E! 6726 LOADFIXLOAding and FIXing Goods in Wagons

Name: Development of the Software Web Application forLoading and Fixing Goods in Railway Freight Wagons

Summary: Development of the multi-lingual web applicationfocused on cargo loading into railway wagonsas an extensive database system with Europeanregulations, instructions and examples, to guaranteethe trouble-free fixing of the cargo during the

transportationand to prevent accidents on railways

Duration: 03/2012 – 12/2015

Total costs:1,08 MEuro

Partners:

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Project E! 7624 TREXTRansport EXceptionnel (Fr.)

Name: Development of IT Support for Exceptional Railway

Transports Focused on Broad Gauge and EC TSI

Implementation

Summary: The aim of the project is to develop the newEuropean system for planning, optimisation,managing and monitoring of exceptionaltransports on railways with particular focuson multilingual application environment andresearch on implementation of EC TSI intoEuropean railways with wide gauge

Duration: 03/2013 – 12/2016

Total costs: 1,07 MEuro

Project partners:

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GETAThe Green European Transport Associationof R&D Organisations and Professionals Mission:• To support and generate new European market oriented research and

development projects in the area of sustainable and environment friendly (green) kinds of transport and logistics

What is GETA:• International network for communication, partnership and sharing experience• Platform to support and generate new projects in green transport and logistics• Non-profit, independent legal entity with a market oriented focus• Platform for dissemination and publishing project results• Information source on European research and development• Professional organisation with members and partners cooperating togetherWhat is GETA not:• A Project, running or finished• A Program that finance the projects• A Profit activity

Thank you for your attention

Petr KročaMarketing Director, Project

CoordinatorE) petr.kroca@oltisgroup.czM) +420 602 774 971

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