CORDIS Project

PANTOgraph and catenary interaction Total Regulatory Acceptance for the Interoperable Network

PANTOTRAIN·234015·FP7

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Funding data

Programme: FP7
Participants: 4
Start - End: 01/06/2009 — 31/05/2012
Status: CLOSED

Summary

PANTOTRAIN aims to streamline the approval process for new railway vehicles by shifting pantograph and catenary system certification from field testing to laboratory testing and simulation. This approach enhances interoperability, boosts train performance, and reduces costs and time for vehicle homologation across Euro…

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Objective

The current interoperability approval process for new High Speed and Conventional railway vehicles in Europe is a very long and costly process.

The Technical Specifications for Interoperability provide common regulations for the homologation of new rolling stock but do not directly eliminate the current burdens regarding new vehicle approval on each network.

In this context, the pantograph/catenary system represents one of the major barriers to rolling stock interoperability.

Indeed, each countr…

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Coordinator

UNIFE

UNION DES INDUSTRIES FERROVIAIRES EUROPEENNES - UNIFE

Country: Belgium, Bruxelles / Brussel
Organization type: Other
Activity type: Other
SME: Yes

Network and participants(4 participants)

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ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA
France, Saint Ouen
Type: Company (for-profit)
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: No
participant
ALSTOM
Germany, Berlin
Type: Company (for-profit)
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: No
participant
STEMMANN
Germany, Schuttorf
Type: Company (for-profit)
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: No
participant
SNCF
France, St Denis
Type: Company (for-profit)
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: No
participant

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CORDIS call / funding scheme

Call: —
Sub call: FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1
Funding scheme: CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project
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SST.2008.2.5.1