PROJECTS
Funding
European
Duration
-
Status
Complete
Geo-spatial type
Network corridors
Total project cost
€28 534 184
EU Contribution
€12 680 591
Project Acronym
PINTA2
STRIA Roadmaps
Transport mode
Transport policies
Safety/Security
Transport sectors
Passenger transport,
Freight transport
Overview
Link to CORDIS
Objectives
This proposal has been developed to tackle the two main challenges related to Traction systems and Adhesion highlighted in the Call text.
The traction sub-project will address these objectives as follows:
- Railway system LCC reduction. Traction system cost reduction by reduction in validation & certification cost via simplification, harmonization of rules and shifting/replacement of “on site” certification experiments by numerical simulation and/or static test bench tests.
- Operational reliability increases via higher reliability/availability of components. Progress on methodologies and tools in these fields, especially in WP4 & WP13, will be applied to new Traction systems developed within the project. The benefit will be a dramatic reduction in the number of In-service failures per million km;
- Train & Line capacity increase through weight, volume and noise savings of Traction equipment. These improvements will permit new train architectures to increase the number of seats and/or passengers' comfort.
The main specific objectives of adhesion management for brakes are:
- Improvement of braking degradation limit in poor adhesion condition
- Management of all adhesion conditions in a way that brake distances are optimized
- Improvement of the overall train safety for braking, which relies substantially on the management of the wheel/rail contact
- Reduction of wheel Life-Cycle-Costs (LCCs) through optimized wheel/rail contact in braking
Partners
Lead Organisation
Organisation
Alstom Transport Sa
Address
3 Avenue André Malraux, 92300 LAVALLOIS-PERRET, France
Organisation website
Partner Organisations
Organisation
Bombardier Transportation Gmbh
Address
Schoneberger Ufer 1, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Organisation website
Technologies
Technology Theme
Rail vehicle design
Technology
More efficient rail wagons
Development phase
Research/Invention