PROJECTS
Funding
European
Duration
-
Status
Complete
Geo-spatial type
Network corridors
Total project cost
€1 299 135
EU Contribution
€1 298 135
Project Acronym
MOVINGRAIL
STRIA Roadmaps
Transport policies
Other specified
Transport sectors
Passenger transport,
Freight transport
Overview
Call for proposal
H2020-S2RJU-OC-2018
Link to CORDIS
Background & Policy context
The MOVINGRAIL project aims at identifying operational procedures and testing methods for Moving Block signalling, as well as assessing communication technologies and impacts of Virtual Coupling on different segments of the railway market.
Objectives
- Identify Operational procedures for Moving Block and Virtual Coupling signalling, which ensure safe train separation, especially in particularly critical areas such as stations and junctions.
- Validate the Moving Block Operational and Engineering Rules and identify operational differences from traditional signalling to provide recommendations for easier implementation of Moving Block.
- Define improved strategies and methods for testing of Moving Block signalling systems, including trade-offs between laboratory and on-site testing.
- Assessing requirement compliance of radio-based communication structures proposed in Shift2Rail IP1 and IP2 and define improved architectures that more effectively satisfy user requirements in terms of costs and performance.
- Investigate Automated Vehicle communication technologies and identify analogies for potential applicability to the railways for fast-tracking Virtual Coupling development.
- Identify market potentials for Virtual Coupling and assess impacts on different railway market segments in terms of costs, performance and operator needs.
- Provide a roadmap for the introduction of Virtual Coupling considering potential business risks and possible migration issues.
Partners
Lead Organisation
Organisation
Technische Universiteit Delft
Address
., 2600 GA Delft, Netherlands
Partner Organisations
Organisation
Park Signalling Limited
Address
UNIPART HOUSE, GARSINGTON ROAD, COWLEY, OXFORD, OX4 2PG, United Kingdom
EU Contribution
€194 500
Organisation
The University Of Birmingham
Address
Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€330 535
Organisation
Technische Universitaet Braunschweig
Address
Pockelsstrasse, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€272 500
Organisation
Technolution Bv
Address
Zuidelijk Halfrond, 2801 Gouda, Netherlands
EU Contribution
€111 000
Technologies
Technology Theme
Rail operations
Technology
Future communication system for rail
Development phase
Research/Invention