EDIP: On-board radio-based control of multiple-locomotive freight trains for trans-European operation

• Unité de recherche: PCRD EU
• Numéro de projet: 02.0405
• Titre du projet anglais: EDIP: On-board radio-based control of multiple-locomotive freight trains for trans-European operation

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Environmental Protection; Safety; Transport

Autre Numéro de projet (Anglais)

EU project number: G3RD-CT-2002-00816

Programme de recherche (Anglais)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.3.3 Land transport and marine technologies

Description succincte (Anglais)

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Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

Enhancing performance and competitiveness of cross-borders freight rail transport is the goal of the EDIP (European Distributed Power control) project. It aims at providing a system for the control of several hauling locomotives distributed along a train in the new heavy/coupled/long/modular trains concept that is emerging for the optimisation of the expansive slot use and the decrease of hauling costs. Specifications are defined on requirements expressed by freight railway operators. Interoperability is a main aspect of the project and specifications of the developed system will be proposed as candidate standards. EDIP is conducted in a practical vision with a goal short/mid term exploitation benefits. Expected results are the validation of the system during the real scale experimentation, positive economic benefits for haulers and final users, and recognition of the developed system as a European standard.

Références bases de données (Anglais)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 02.0405