Responsible partners: Eureka / Kombiverkehr / DB Schenker

Research Activity 6 responds to an increasing market demand for efficient telematic solutions, which is also reflected in the focus of the European Railway policy, the underlying Call 4a of this proposal and the partners' interest that have been clearly pointed out in the preparation phase of this proposal. The ERTMS/ETCS priority corridors that have been defined on European level. Thereby a clear framework has been outlined for the next integration steps of this state-of-the-art technology. RA 6 makes reference to this approach, being subdivided in the different technological developments that are currently and in the near future influencing the transport sector most significantly:

• RA 6.1 - GPS-Application for tracking and tracing of freight
• RA 6.2 - Information and communication concepts

Work Progress WP 6

The results of the related research activities are compiled in the deliverables DR 6.1 and DR 6.2, which are both confidential.

DR 6.1 has been submitted to the European Commission in February 2010. More information you will find in the related CREAM-Newsletter articles in Issue 2 from May 2008 (page 3) and Issue 5 from May 2009 (page 2).

DR 6.2 has been submitted to the European Commission in February 2010. More information you will find in the related CREAM-Newsletter article in Issue 2 from May 2008 (page 3).

The technological achievements have been transferred into related demonstration activities (DA 6.1 + DA 6.2). Since 2008 GPS-devices are installed on several trains on the CREAM corridor which will be modified continuously on the basis of these practice experience. Train monitoring platforms are in place which are able to integrate data from different sources and thereby show train run information in real time including the estimated time of arrival.