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• Work Plan

  10 June, by Maguelonne De Cossart

  Governance Structure of the project WP1 Derailment impact This work package will provide a comprehensive review of existing freight derailments including combined causal effects. Existing derailment data will be used as the benchmark position and analysed to provide valuable information on the root causes of freight derailments and subsequent severity of impacts. As part of the initial benchmarking the work previously undertaken by the European Rail Agency (ERA/2010/SAF/OP/01), which (...)

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• Results

  14 June 2012, by Françoise El Elaoui

  In order to meet the ambitious goals set, the D-RAIL project employs a complex architecture, structured in 8 work packages which inform and feed into one another as demonstrated in the diagram below. All PU = Public deliverables will be found here under result in the UIC website. All CO = Confidential deliverables can be found in the Members area in the UIC extranet WP1 Derailment impact The objective of D-RAIL’s Work Package 1 is to provide a comprehensive review of recent freight (...)

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• Members area

  14 September 2011, by Aymeric Boniou
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• Project partners

  8 September 2011, by Aymeric Boniou

  NoNameShort nameCountryProject entry monthProject exit month 1 UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE UNEW United Kingdom 1 36 2 UNION INTERNATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER - UIC UIC France 1 36 3 RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED RSSB United Kingdom 1 36 4 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN VUT Austria 1 36 5 PANTEIA BV PANTEIA Netherlands 1 36 6 CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB CHALM Sweden 1 36 7 POLITECNICO DI MILANO POLIM Italy 1 36 8 THE MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY MMU United (...)

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• About

  16 June 2011, by Aymeric Boniou

  D-RAIL focuses on freight traffic, identifying root causes of derailment in particular significance to freight vehicles, which have a wider range of operating parameters (as a result of the huge range in loads, speeds and maintenance quality) than passenger vehicles. One of the key questions is how independent minor faults (eg a slight track twist and a failing bearing) could combine to cause a derailment. The D-RAIL study includes the expected demands on the rail freight system forecast (...)

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