Die Ingenieurwerkstatt Pilot project and innovation programme “Silent Rail Freight Traffic “ (Silent Rhine) Status of the pilot project: noise reduction

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Pilot project and innovation programme“Silent Rail Freight Traffic “ (Silent

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Pilot project and innovation programme “Silent Rail Freight Traffic “(Silent Rhine)

Status of the pilot project: noise reduction by retrofitting freight traffic

Dipl.-Ing. Thomas QuernheimDie Ingenieurwerkstatt GmbH

Workshop NDTAC – 27.04.2010 – Pilot project and innovation programme “Silent Rhine" 1



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Noise map LNIGHT – Rhine valley at Boppard

data origin: © Eisenbahn-Bundesamt 2008.




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Retrofitting of up to 5.000 freight wagons withK- and LL-blocks

Definition of practical approach for application of LL-blocks

Definition and pre-evaluation of NDTAC models with focus on financing and cost

Main project modules




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Organization

Interministerial working group BMVBS, BMU, BMWI, BMF, UBA, EBA

Project Manager

Working Group 2

Engineering / Homologation / ImprovementK- & LL-blocks

Working Group 3

noise differentiated track access

charges / wagon

identification

Working Group 1

Terms of subsidies / EU-notification /Retrofitting priorities

Industry, RU, IM, Wagon owner, Organizations (VDV, VPI, UIP, UIC)




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Retrofitting of up to 5.000 freight wagons

Request for notification of directive for subsidies submitted to Brussels in May 2009

Approval of notification received inNovember 2009

Evaluation of technical options for vehicle detection and verification in the pilot project is completed:

RFID system Operational data

Project status (1)




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Homologation of composite brake blocks

Intensive coordination with EBA concerning approval of retrofitted wagons and with UIC-experts concerning restrictions in application guideline V-BKS (LL)

Limit value for equivalent conicity Inspection intervals therefore Measurement procedure therefore

Project status (2)




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Project status (3)


Status with reference to NDTAC



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Status with reference to NDTAC (2)

Subjects to be analysed in NDTAC study

Cost for public authority Cost for private sector Efficiency Effectivity Inter modal effects Compatibility to Europe Time line for implementation

Project status (4)




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Status with reference to NDTAC (3)

Study to verify cost for setting-up and maintaining NDTAC system in Germany will start soon

Results of study within 4 month until August / September

Preparation of governmental decision based on study and findings of the project

Possible implementation of NDTAC system untilDecember 2012

Project status (5)




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Preconditions for this time-line are

Cooperation of stakeholders

Financial feasibility (public & private sector)

Legal permissibility (state aid issues)

Practicability

Compatibility with European approach

Summary




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Thank you for your attention!

Die IngenieurwerkstattGesellschaft für Lifecycle-Engineering mbH

Biebricher Allee 23D-65187 Wiesbaden

Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Quernheim

Tel.: +49 (611) 88 08 75 – 12Fax: +49 (611) 88 08 75 – 10

E-Mail:[email protected]:www.ingenieurwerkstatt.de


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Die Ingenieurwerkstatt Pilot project and innovation programme “Silent Rail Freight Traffic “ (Silent Rhine) Status of the pilot project: noise reduction