OPTIRAILS II: Optimization of rail traffic on european corridors through ertml/etml (working out of system requirement specifications)

• Forschungsstelle: EU FRP
• Projektnummer: 99.0480-1
• Projekttitel Englisch: OPTIRAILS II: Optimization of rail traffic on european corridors through ertml/etml (working out of system requirement specifications)

Schlüsselwörter (Englisch)

Railways; traffic management system; real-time operation

Alternative Projektnummern (Englisch)

EU project number: 2000-AM.10778

Forschungsprogramme (Englisch)

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

Kurzbeschreibung (Englisch)

See abstract

Partner und Internationale Organisationen (Englisch)

Coordinator: Systra, Paris (F)

Abstract (Englisch)

OPTIRAILS is a Rail Traffic management system compatible throughout Europe, evolving in time. Based on commercially existing technology and line equipment, it will be simple to install. It will enable optimum train path allocation in real time and will be capable to operate either as a stand-alone system or under the ERTMS.
The OPTIRAILS II Consortium, under 5e EU/Transport Program, has pursued the OPTIRAILS I project with the objective to create trans-European traffic management facilities devoted to international traffic which major tasks will be:
· to improve rail freight (and passenger) traffic in Europe;
· to receive and disseminate useful real time rail traffic information;
· to give real train positions;
· to help to manage paths for international trains.
These tasks can be achieved by:
· using a standard interface to a common database;
· giving and receiving information to all connected railway business on the corridor;
· giving and receiving data in real time about train positions;
· providing a mechanism for exchange of data about possible train paths;
· facilitating the negotiation process needed to improve corridor performance.
Four different strategic options have been considered to implement this supervisory management centre, going from the most elementary to the most complex and comprehensive solution:
- Option 1: Data monitoring to provide offline reporting.
- Option 2: Online centralised information collection and supply.
- Option 3/4: Negotiated train-path assembly.
- Option 5/6: Problem detection / problem solution.
The options are structured so that each option is included in the later one, and therefore the functionality of one option is contained in the later ones. Each option brings new functionality as compared to the previous one, and may also need refinement of the data of the preceding option.
The major issues of the OPTIRAILS II project are
- Completion and consolidation of the Functional Requirement Specifications for the core traffic management system and for the sub-systems and interfaces;
- Drafting of System Requirement Specifications for the core traffic management system and for sub-systems and interfaces;
- Dissemination of relevant information related to non-confidential results and project issues;
- Working out of a functional demonstrator illustrating the OPTIRAILS concepts.

Datenbankreferenzen (Englisch)

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