TRIMIS
Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System
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Rolling noise Traffic noise is still considered as one of the most important sources of discomfort by neighbouring populations of urban and high-trafficked roads. Before the introduction of low noise pavements, acoustical reinforcements of building façade ...
InternationalIRTAD The International Road Traffic and Accident Database(IRTAD) is a data collection maintained by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Transport Forum (ITF) in Paris, covering safety data in countries ...
InternationalSTOCA The Baltic SeaRegion (BSR) includes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Denmark,Sweden, Finland, Norway, north-western Russia and northern Germany. The BSR is an area of high economic growth. The region attracts foreign direct investments and it off ...
InternationalBearable Noise Limits Annoyance due to environmental noise is regarded as an important issue for which a European approach has been developed over the years. According to the European Commission about 10% of the population is exposed to railway noise lev ...
InternationalStandard of loading Rules Railway transport is one of the safest modes of transport. The safety has improvement over the last 60 years. Nevertheless, we can see some examples of what can happen if safe loading is not put in place. Within the existing re ...
InternationalUIC Diesel Action Plan The rail sector is a minor contributor to air pollution but railways are constantly working to reduce their air pollution. In Europe, the rail sector’s share of total Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions of transport is only 3% today, as ...
InternationalRetrofitting of wagon with K/LL blocks The EU supports railways, because they are the most sustainable means of transportation. This, however, requires the railways to reduce noise, their most important environmental issue. Noise concern in the EU has led ...
InternationalEnergy costs have risen dramatically in recent years and may continue to rise. Carbon emissions are matter of increasing concern, especially with regards to consequences of global warming. Even renewable energy is not cheap, nor without environmental cons ...
InternationalPROSPER Enhancing the environmental performance of new rolling stock is one of the ways in which the railways can be made more competitive compared to the other modes of transport. In this context UIC has set up the PROSPER project (Procedures for Rolling ...
InternationalY/Q limit ratio Study into the suitability of a Y/Q limit value of 0.8 for empty wagons. Final report B12/RP76 “Y/Q limit value: study into the suitability of a Y/Q limit value of 0.8 for empty wagons” had been elaborated. Having assessed the investigatio ...
InternationalUIC Sustainability indicators Society’s expectations on companies’ environmental and sustainability performance and behaviour are increasing. The market, the decision makers – and the consumers- demand more sustainable products and services as well as pro ...
InternationalERIM DATABASE To create detailed database on main international corridors. The ERIM Project, carried out in 2004-2007, has been based on a detailed database on main international corridors, mainly for freight, between 32 countries. The ERIM database is ...
InternationalSignalling PoE The Panel of Signalling Experts promotes the strategic orientation of the UIC (International Union of Railways) towards federation of domain knowledge on a global vision. Panel of Signalling Experts support convergence of the core domain’s ...
InternationalThe objective of the project is to summarize the knowledge of Climate Change Considerations in Winter Operations. The project sourced relevant literature on climate change and winter maintenance and sort it into six categories; Level of service for road o ...
InternationalThe transport sector is a major and quickly growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. Since 1970, greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector have more than doubled, increasing at a faster rate than any other end-use sector, and on-road gree ...
InternationalIn the 2012- 2015 WRA Cycle, Working Group 1 has focused on investigating the evolution of missions and structures of road administrations in the context of multi-modal planning and delivery. Included within this scope are various methods of planning inte ...
InternationalThe purpose of this report is three-fold to: describe current situations of and key issues affecting institutional integrity with a focus on the influence of the media and anti-corruption measures in the transport sector; provide a snapshot of the effecti ...
InternationalAccidents which have occurred in tunnels have brought to light the danger that the perpendicular end-wall of laybys can present to road users in tunnels. Various European representatives of the PIARC Road Tunnel Operations Committee engaged in discussions ...
InternationalThe objective of the project is to estimate the load carrying capacity of bridges based on damage and deficiency. Based on the answers from 18 road authorities in 16 countries this report examines the extent to which an estimation of the load bearing capa ...
InternationalThe objective of the study is to map the state of the art in monitoring road condition and road/vehicle interaction. This report summarises the current state of the art regarding the collection of road condition and road/vehicle interaction data, providin ...
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