Towards a REgulatory FRamework for the usE of Structural new materials in railway passenger and freight CarbOdyshells.

Project Information

REFRESCO

Grant agreement ID: 605632

Project closed

Start date 1 September 2013

End date 29 February 2016

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics)

Total cost € 4 617 321,23

EU contribution € 2 897 359,00

Coordinated by

UNION DES INDUSTRIES FERROVIAIRES EUROPEENNES - UNIFE
Belgium

Objective

The transportation industry has for a long time been engaged in the application of new lightweight materials for primary structural design in an effort to develop more energy efficient structures to meet low emissions targets without compromising public safety.
This is also true for the rail industry, but the implementation of new lightweight materials has been slow mainly due to the lack of suitable certification procedures addressing the specific operational requirements of a railway vehicle. Such procedures are necessary so that rail vehicle manufacturers and operators can be confident that rolling stock made of a new material will perform as intended and will be at least as safe as a vehicle made out of the material it replaces. The REFRESCO project aims to achieve this goal by creating the regulatory framework for the use of new structural materials in rail car bodies. The existing certification procedures will be analysed, gaps identified and test and assessment methodologies for both isotropic and orthotropic materials will be developed. It is expected that the output from REFRESCO will accelerate the implementation of new materials in transport applications improve the competitiveness of transport industries, ensure sustainable, efficient and affordable transport services will be available and will create new skills and job opportunities through research and development in new material technologies.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering
• social sciences › social geography › transport

Programme(s)

• FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics)

Topic(s)

• SST.2013.5-1. - Technical requirements for the certification of new materials for railway rolling stock

Call for proposal

FP7-SST-2013-RTD-1
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Funding Scheme

CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project

Coordinator

UNION DES INDUSTRIES FERROVIAIRES EUROPEENNES - UNIFE

• EU contribution: € 300 600,00
• Address: AVENUE LOUISE 221 ; 1050 Bruxelles / Brussel ; Belgium
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Paulina Pineda (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (17)

ALSTOM TRANSPORT SA

France

• EU contribution: € 216 354,91
• Address: 48 RUE ALBERT DHALENNE ; 93400 Saint Ouen
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Seine-Saint-Denis
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Daniel Cadet (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

ANSALDOBREDA S.P.A.

Italy

• EU contribution: € 17 950,00
• Address: Via Argine, 425 ; 80100 NAPOLI
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Petrone Giuseppe (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS

France

• EU contribution: € 327 558,50
• Address: 31 RUE DES COSMONAUTES ZI DU PALAYS ; 31402 Toulouse Cedex
• Region: Occitanie › Midi-Pyrénées › Haute-Garonne
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Clémence Castagnet (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

ALSTOM TRANSPORTATION GERMANY GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 165 843,50
• Address: Ernst-Reuter-Platz 6 ; 10587 Berlin
• Region: Berlin › Berlin › Berlin
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Andreas Fuchs (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: € 190 500,29
• Address: José Miguel Iturrioz 26 ; 20200 Beasain
• Region: Noreste › País Vasco › Gipuzkoa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Joanes Murua (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV

Germany

• EU contribution: € 289 027,50
• Address: LINDER HOHE ; 51147 Koln
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Felicitas Kutz (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

DuPont International Operations SARL

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 41 400,00
• Address: CHEMIN DU PAVILLON 2 ; 1218 Le Grand Saconnex
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Peter A. Von Den Kerkhoff
• Total cost: No data

RICARDO NEDERLAND BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 83 936,00
• Address: CATHERIJNESINGEL 33 ; 3511 GC UTRECHT
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Anton Van Himbergen (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Germany

• EU contribution: € 96 170,75
• Address: WERNER-VON-SIEMENS-STR. 1 ; 80333 Munchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Henner Vogelsang (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

SOCIETE NATIONALE SNCF

France

• EU contribution: € 50 363,50
• Address: 2 PLACE AUX ETOILES ; 93200 St Denis
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Seine-Saint-Denis
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Patrick Jumin (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

PATENTES TALGO SL

Spain

• EU contribution: € 154 993,70
• Address: PASEO DEL TREN TALGO 2 ; 28290 Las Rozas De Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Juan Manuel Ramirez Bueno (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

Spain

• EU contribution: € 153 466,50
• Address: PARQUE CIENTIFICO Y TECNOLOGICO DE GIPUZKOA, PASEO MIKELETEGI 2 ; 20009 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN (GIPUZKOA)
• Region: Noreste › País Vasco › Gipuzkoa
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Sahil Pandya (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TWI LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 161 439,05
• Address: GRANTA PARK GREAT ABINGTON ; CB21 6AL Cambridge
• Region: East of England › East Anglia › Cambridgeshire CC
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Amanda Beeson (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

UNION INTERNATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER

France

• EU contribution: € 55 680,00
• Address: RUE JEAN REY 16 ; 75015 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Oana Patraulescu (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 367 668,80
• Address: KINGS GATE ; NE1 7RU Newcastle Upon Tyne
• Region: North East (England) › Northumberland and Tyne and Wear › Tyneside
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Nicola Dolman (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIEGNE

France

• EU contribution: € 161 140,00
• Address: RUE DU DOCTEUR SCHWEITZER CS 60319 CENTRE PIERRE GUILLAUMAT ; 60203 Compiegne Cedex
• Region: Hauts-de-France › Picardie › Oise
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Patricia Boulay (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

STADLER RAIL VALENCIA SAU

Spain

• EU contribution: € 63 266,00
• Address: CALLE MITXERA 6 ; 46550 ALBUIXECH
• Region: Este › Comunitat Valenciana › Valencia/València
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Enrique Meseguer (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data