PARTNER - Path Allocation Re-engineering of Timetable Network for European Railways
Overview
Background & policy context:
Allocation of rail capacity and charging on international routes, specifically freight corridors, are of strategic significance for preserving the European railway business (and its survival) in the marketplace. Moreover, access to infrastructure and pricing require to be strongly efficient and transparent, following EU policy directives and inevitable economic principles. This contrasts with traditional ways followed by railways in their current planning, where more standard, automated processes are needed, and best opportunities from IT and telematics are to be exploited.
Objectives:
The objectives of PARTNER were:
- to build a Demonstrator to show how slot allocation and charging can be implemented, overcoming the traditional difficulties in harmonised capacity management and access charging;
- to focus on international rail corridors as case studies;
- to benefit from previous EU-RDT projects in related fields, utilising their results for a new, industrial oriented system.
Methodology:
The activities and the research methods employed in each Work Package were:
WP0 - MANAGEMENT AND EXPLOITATION: This includes the overall co-ordination of the project, dissemination activities, as well as commercial exploitation.
WP1 - STATE-OF-THE-ART AND USER NEEDS: This task determines the current status and user needs for slot allocation and charging in European railways, taking into account UIC literature, interviews and EC Directives (i.e. Rail Package).
WP2 - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: This task specifies both functional and technical requirements, targeting European rail corridors.
WP3 - CAPACITY METHOD: This task develops the scheduling algorithms for implementing the slot allocation (path finding) method on European corridors.
WP4 - CHARGING METHOD: This task develops the access fee charging of slots, in close co-ordination with previous work packages.
WP5 - SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT: This task develops and implements the Demonstrator.
WP6 - DEMONSTRATION: This task provides demonstration and evaluation of the PARTNER prototype.
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