DELIVERABLE D6.3 - urban track

DELIVERABLE D6.3 

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URBAN TRACK Issued: 12/08/2008 

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CONTRACT N° 031312 

PROJECT N° FP6-31312 

ACRONYM URBAN TRACK 

TITLE Urban Rail Transport 

PROJECT START DATE September 1, 2006 

DURATION 48 months 

Subproject SP6 CONSOLIDATION & DISSEMINATION 

Work Package WP6 CONSOLIDATION 

Report on the creation of the Network of Operators and the 

other on the Network of Industries, elaboration of a subcontract 

to be signed by the participants, definition of a 

work plan for the experts participating in the Network 

Written by Izaskun Arenaza UITP 

Date of issue of this report 12/08/2008 

PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR Dynamics, Structures & Systems International D2S BE 

PARTNERS Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles STIB BE 

Alstom Transport Systems ALSTOM FR 

Bremen Strassenbahn AG BSAG DE 

Composite Damping Materials CDM BE 

Die Ingenieurswerkstatt DI DE 

Institut für Agrar- und Stadtökologische Projekte an 

der Humboldt 

ASP DE 

Project funded by the 

European Community under 

the 

SIXTH FRAMEWORK 

PROGRAMME 

PRIORITY 6 

Sustainable development, 

Tecnologia e Investigacion Ferriaria INECO-TIFSA ES 

Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports & 

leur Sécurité 

INRETS FR 

Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon INSA-CNRS FR 

Ferrocarriles Andaluces FA-DGT ES 

Alfa Products & Technologies APT BE 

Autre Porte Technique Global GLOBAL PH 

Politecnico di Milano POLIMI IT 

Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens RATP FR 

Studiengesellschaft für Unterirdische Verkehrsanlagen STUVA DE 

Stellenbosch University SU ZA 

Transport for London LONDON 

TRAMS 

UK 

Ferrocarril Metropolita de Barcelona TMB ES 

Transport Technology Consult Karlsruhe TTK DE 

Université Catholique de Louvain UCL BE 

Universiteit Hasselt UHASSELT BE 

global change & ecosystems International Association of Public Transport UITP BE 

Union of European Railway Industries UNIFE BE 

Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe VBK DE 

Fritsch Chiari & Partner FCP AT 

Metro de Madrid MDM ES


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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S 

0. Executive summary...................................................................................................................... 3 

0.1. Objective of the deliverable.................................................................................................. 3 

0.2. Problems encountered.......................................................................................................... 3 

0.3. Partners involved and their contribution ........................................................................... 3 

1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 4 

2. Creation of the Networks ............................................................................................................ 5 

2.1. The Network of Operators................................................................................................... 5 

2.2. The Network of Industries................................................................................................... 6 

3. Subcontract signed by members of the Networks..................................................................... 7 


3.2. The Network of Industries................................................................................................... 8 

4. Workplan for the members of the networks .............................................................................. 9 


4.1.1. First Network of Operators meeting ......................................................................... 11 

4.1.2. Second Network of Operators meeting..................................................................... 12 

4.1.3. Third Network of Operators meeting........................................................................ 13 

4.2. The Network of Industries................................................................................................. 14

0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

0.1. OBJECTIVE OF THE DELIVERABLE 


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A principal target of SP6 is to promote knowledge, stimulate debate and reach consensus - 

Europe wide - on the URBANTRACK concepts, methodologies, tools and recommendations 

developed by the project at different stages of definition throughout the entire project duration. 

In order to achieve these objectives, two types of networks were put in place, one of operators 

managed by UITP, the other of suppliers by UNIFE. 

In order to extend the consensus building process beyond the operators who are direct 

Consortium members, an URBANTRACK Network of Operators of Metro and Light Rail, led 

by UITP, has been created. SP6 is the subproject within URBANTRACK created in order to 

manage this Group. 

To increase industry involvement, currently limited to one major supplier and a few small- 

medium sized companies, an URBANTRACK Network of Industries led by UNIFE, is in the 

process of being created. 

This Report presents the constitution of the Network of Operators, the results of the starting 

meetings, the subcontract as well as the method of work and the status of the working plan to 

be developed by the Network during the project lifetime. It also presents the current status of 

the Network of Industries (not yet commenced), plans for meetings, proposed constitution, 

subcontracting details and work plan for the project’s duration. 

0.2. PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED 

The Network of Industries has been delayed due to ongoing discussions over the composition 

of the network, cooperation of consortium partners in disseminating information / results and 

general issues of competition and confidentiality. No meeting has taken place to date. It is 

anticipated that agreement will be reached in the beginning of the third year on the issues 

mentioned and the Network will commence with its first meeting in the first quarter of year 3. 

0.3. PARTNERS INVOLVED AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION 

UITP manages the Network of Operators. 

UNIFE leads the Network of Industries.

1. INTRODUCTION 


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A principal target of SP6 is to promote knowledge, stimulate debate and reach consensus - 

Europe wide- on the URBANTRACK concepts, methodologies, tools and recommendations 

developed by the project at different stages of definition throughout the entire project duration. 

In order to achieve these objectives, two types of networks were put in place, one of operators 

managed by UITP, the other of suppliers by UINFE. 

In order to extend the consensus building process beyond the operators who are direct 

Consortium members, an URBANTRACK Network of Operators of Metro and Light Rail, led 

by UITP, has been created. SP6 is the subproject within URBANTRACK created in order to 

manage this Group. 

To increase industry involvement, currently limited to one major supplier and a few small- 

medium sized companies, an URBANTRACK Network of Industries led by UNIFE, is in the 

process of being created. 

This Report presents the constitution of the Network of Operators, the results of the starting 

meetings, the subcontract as well as the method of work and the status of the working plan to 

be developed by the Networks during the project lifetime. It also presents the current status of 

the Network of Industries (not yet commenced), plans for meetings, proposed constitution, 

subcontracting details and work plan for the project’s duration.

2. CREATION OF THE NETWORKS 

2.1. THE NETWORK OF OPERATORS 


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The Network of operators is managed by UITP. UITP contacted several operators in order to 

extend the consensus building process beyond the group of public transport operators who are 

directly consortium members, so that numerous smaller and mid sized European operators can 

have a say in the process of defining URBANTRACK specifications. 

The Network has been constituted during the course of the first 12 months of the project. 15 

operators signed a first declaration of participation in the URBANTRACK network of operators 

between October and November 2006: 

No.- Company- City/Country 

- Brno public transport company, Czech Republic 

- City of Bergen – Bergen - Norway 

- Centro WMPTA – Birmingham - UK 

- Eurolum (Veolia Transport), France 

- Merseytravel – Liverpool - UK 

- Metronapoli – Naples - Italy 

- Metro do Porto - Porto - Portugal 

- Metropolitano de Tenerife – Tenerife - Spain 

- Miejskie Przedsiebiorstwo Komunikacyjne w Pznaniu – Poznan - Poland 

- Prague Public Transport Inc Corp. – Prague - Czech Republic 

- TCAR – Rouen - France 

- Trambus – Roma - Italy 

- Tramwaje Warszawskie – Warsaw - Poland 

- De Lijn – Flandrie - Belgium 

- Dresdner Verkeherbetriebe AG – Dresden – Germany

2.2. THE NETWORK OF INDUSTRIES 


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The Network of industries is in the process of being established and is managed by UNIFE. It 

will be comprised of the four core INNOTRACK infrastructure industry partners (Corus, 

Carillion, Voestalpine, Belfour Beatty), EFRTC and other small and medium sized contractors 

identified. 

The Network of industries is being established to bolster industry involvement in the project, 

which is currently limited to one major supplier and several small-medium sized engineering 

research and design companies. The network, consisting of track-work contractors, will provide 

input into the project and assessment of the practicability of technologies under development. It 

will also serve as a link between INNOTRACK and Urban Track projects, fostering cross- 

collaboration and pursuing common approaches on specific aspects, including LCC. 

Creation of the network was temporarily delayed by the Executive Committee due to concerns 

over confidentiality of deliverables and the fact that only two deliverables were due at month 

12. The network was approved for commencement in early 2008. Over the course of the next six 

months, notice was sent out to the four core INNOTRACK partners, the EFRTC, members of the 

UNIFE as well as project partners who were invited to forward the invitation onto prospective 

industry participants. A list of interested industries was finalized in July 2008 and a date was 

sought for the first meeting. 

The first meeting has been delayed due to ongoing discussions over the composition of the 

network, cooperation of consortium partners in disseminating information/results and general 

issues of competition and confidentiality. It is anticipated that agreement will be reached in the 

beginning of the third year (from month 25) on the issues mentioned above and the network 

will commence with its first meeting in the first quarter of year 3. A joint network of industries 

and operators meeting will follow.


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3. SUBCONTRACT SIGNED BY MEMBERS OF THE NETWORKS 


UITP produced a contract to be signed by the operators in order to be reimbursed partially for 

their expenses. The contract is concluded between UITP and each operator. The purpose is to 

specify the rights and obligations of both parties with regards to the operators’ participation in 

the URBANTRACK Network of operators and issues as confidentiality. The total of the 

reimbursements paid to the Operators shall not exceed 10 000 EUR (throughout the duration of 

the project) on the basis of a yearly limit of 2 500 EUR. 

Annex I: Contracts signed by operators 

UITP signed contracts with eight of them: 

No.- Company- City/Country 

- Brno public transport company – Brno - Czech Republic 

- City of Bergen – Bergen - Norway 

- Centro WMPTA – Birmingham - UK 

- Metronapoli – Naples - Italy 

- Metro do Porto – Porto - Portugal 

- TCAR – Rouen - France 

- Tramwaje Warszawskie – Warsaw - Poland 

- Dresdner Verkeherbetriebe AG – Dresden – Germany 

Two more contracts are still pending to be signed by: 

- Prague Public Transport Inc Corp., Czech Republic and 

- The Railway Procurement Agency in Dublin



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UNIFE produced a contract to be signed by the industries in order to be reimbursed partially 

for their expenses. The contract is to be made between UNIFE and each industry member. The 

purpose is to specify the rights and obligations of both parties with regard to the industries’ 

participation in network and issues of confidentiality. The total of the reimbursements paid to 

each industry member shall not exceed 5 000 EUR (throughout the duration of the project) on 

the basis of a yearly limit of 2 500 EUR. 

It is envisaged that partners will elect to receive partial funding for limited personnel and travel 

expenses though this is still to be confirmed.


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4. WORKPLAN FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE NETWORKS 


The Network of Operators meets in principle twice a year till the end of the project life and is 

expected to give opinions on selected URBANTRACK results and deliverables. 

UITP provides logistical and management support to the Network of Operators meetings 

including the dissemination of documents, and planning and preparation of the meetings. Each 

operator is responsible for their Expert’s travel and hotel arrangements. 

Apart from the meetings, the main tool used by the Network of Operators is the 

http://ftp://dropbox.urbantrack.eu web space, which has been activated end of 2007 and to 

which all Network of Operators and consortium members have access in order to facilitate joint 

work on documents in the periods between meetings. 

Currently the deliverables are divided as confidential (use inside the Consortium only) or for 

public use. However, if the partners declare a deliverable is confidential, they must produce a 

non-confidential version for distribution to the network of Operators and Industries. 

It has been agreed within the URBANTRACK consortium that a selection of the most relevant 

documents and deliverables will be presented to the Network of Operators. As a general rule 

information should be provided one month ahead of every meeting the documents to be 

discussed and presented to the Network of operators members for comments will be available 

using the above mentioned web space. 

A selection of the following deliverables will presented to the Network of Operators when 

available. The list shown below (subject to further review upon progress) presents documents 

that are going to be made available for the Network of Operators. 

In addition, members of the Network of Operators might be further asked to provide inputs to 

the URBANTRACK work packages/deliverables through questionnaires or through direct 

contacts. First questionnaires were sent in April 2007 with a very high rate of replies.

Deliverables for Public Use 


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SP1 – Low cost modular new track systems & fast installation methods 

D1.3 Report on "Design of green tram tracks" 

D1.5 Report on "Design of interface between rail and street pavement" 

D1.9 Report on "Rapid installation methods for modular track systems" 

D1.12 Report on "Damping models for urban rail systems" 

SP2 – Cost effective track maintenance, renewal & refurbishment methods 

D2.1 Report on "New low cost renewal & refurbishment methods for tracks in tunnels and on 

bridges" 

D2.2 Report on "New low cost renewal & refurbishment methods for tracks at grade with 

segregated right of way" 

D2.3 Report on "New low cost renewal & refurbishment methods for embedded tram tracks" 

D2.4 Proposal for "European Standard for Track Inspection and Maintenance" 

D2.5 Report on "Improved Monitoring Techniques" 

D2.7 Report on "Optimised predictive maintenance tools" (using dynamic bayesian methods) 

D2.8 Report on "Rail wear in curves and special trackwork for trams 

SP4 – Life Cycle Cost (LCC) calculation 

D4.6 Report on "Methodology for socio-economic costs of track installation for residents" 

D4.7 Application report on "Socio-economic costs of track installation for residents at validation 

sites " 

SP5 – Functional requirements 

D5.1 Report on "Characteristics of vehicles and existing tracks (classification) for assessment of 

track functional requirements" 

D5.3 First report on "Functional specifications for track infrastructure" 

D5.4 Final report on "Functional specifications for track infrastructure" 

SP6 - Consolidation – Dissemination 

D6.1 Technical consolidation report on all conceptual designs and selected methods: new 

modular track system installation methods, renewal methods, and maintenance methods. 

D6.2 Technical consolidation report on all validation results

4.1.1. First Network of Operators meeting 


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The first meeting of the network of operators was held in Brussels on 31 may 2007. 7 members 

of the network were present and also 5 operator members of the Consortium, representing: 

No.- Name- Company- City/Country 

1.- Roberto Rispo – Metronapoli- Naples (I) 

2.- Lutz Keller - Dresdner Verkeherbetriebe AG – Dresden (D) 

3.- Raúl Bonito – Metro do Porto – Porto (PT) 

4.- Miroslav Penc – Prague Public Transport Company – Prague (CZ) 

5.- Romain Defosse – TCAR Rouen, Rouen (F) 

6.- Chris Chatfield – Centro Birmingham – Birmingham (UK) 

7.- Robert Grzywacz - TW Warsaw – Warsaw (PL) 

Members of the Consortium 

1.- Michel Pellot - TMB – Barcelona (E) 

2.- Alberto Sánchez López - Ferrocarriles Andaluces – Sevilla (E) 

3.- Ignacio Fernández Muñoz - Metro de Madrid – Madrid (E) 

4.- Oliver Glaser – VBK - Karlsruhe – (D) 

5.- Victoria Jones - Transport for London, London (UK) 

The meeting was an excellent opportunity to present to the network of operators members 

whose knowledge of the project as such, and urban rail research issues in general, varied. It was 

also an opportunity for the Network of Operators to present their expectations linked to the 

project and to learn about the way the collaborative work will go forward. No deliverables 

were discussed at that meeting, but it was extremely useful as a place where members of the 

consortium and members of the network could meet, and as a forum allowing shaping the way 

URBANTRACK can help small and medium-sized networks.

4.1.2. Second Network of Operators meeting 


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The second meeting of the Network of Operators was held in Karlsruhe on the 4 th of December 

2007. Seven members of the Network and an observer were present as well as three operator 

members of the Consortium. 


1.- Roberto Rispo - Metronapoli- Naples (I) 


3.- Raúl Bonito – Metro do Porto – Porto (PT) 


5.- Richer Vaclav - Brno Public Transport Company, Brno (CZ) 



8.- Paul Arents – De Lijn – Flandre – (B) 



2.- Sandrine Bondeux – RATP – Paris (F) 


The following topics were presented – followed by questions and discussions – were at the 

meeting: 

– Interface between rail and street pavement (SP1) 

– Design and implementation of solution at test sides (SP3) 

– Proposal of a standard for track maintenance (SP2) 

– Life Cycle Cost (SP4) 

– Functional requirements (SP5) 

A technical visit was hosted by VBK (Karlsruhe Operator) that included several parts if the 

network. It was presented the network of the city, the evolution of the system and the 

involvement in the URBANTRACK project.

4.1.3. Third Network of Operators meeting 


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The third meeting of the Network of Operators took place in Cologne on the 29 th of April 2008. 

Seven members of the Network and three operator members of the Consortium were present: 


1.- Thomas Potter, City of Bergen, Bergen (Norway) 


3.- Jorgue Quelhas – Metro do Porto – Porto (PT) 


5.- Richer Vaclav - Brno Public Transport Company, Brno (CZ) 





2.- Sandrine Bondeux – RATP – Paris (F) 


The following issues were presented and discussed: 

– Low cost modular new track systems and fast installation methods in particular 

REMS, artificial grass track, super elastic fixation and Ix-MOdulix and RE-MOdulix 

– The possible draft for a standard in inspection and maintenance 

– The optimal maintenance methodology related mainly to corrugation data 

processing and the maintenance modelling 

– Preventive maintenance of embedded tram tracks 

– Demonstration of the calculation tool for LCC that is currently under development. 

Two technical visits were included in the 3 rd meeting. The Network of Operators visited the 

Cologne light rail tunnel currently under construction hosted by KVB (Cologne operator). The 

other one to the STUVA test tracks installations for the URBANTRACK project.



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The Network of Industries will meet twice a year until the end of the project life. In addition, 

collaboration with the Network of Operators will occur through joint meetings (1 or 2 per year). 

The members of the network will discuss and scrutinise selected deliverables in detail, propose 

modifications where it is considered necessary and offer advice/assistance to industry partners 

as requested. 

Meetings will be structured according to the following agenda: 

– Brief review of project status 

– Presentation of SP abstracts (focussed on technical innovations) by task leaders 

– Industry view on technologies/innovations presented and interactive discussion 

– Actions and assistance by Industry partners 

– Cooperation with Operators 

Abstracts are to be written by task leaders (in conjunction with UNIFE) and sent to the network 

for information prior to the meeting. SP leaders (or their representatives) will present each task 

to the network before the interactive discussion. 

UNIFE will provide logistical and management support to the Network of Industries meetings 

including the dissemination of documents, and planning and preparation of the meetings. The 

Industry members are responsible for the Expert’s travel and hotel arrangements. 

Apart from the meetings, the main tool used by the Network of Industries will be the 

http://ftp://dropbox.urbantrack.eu web space, which was activated at the end of 2007 and to 

which all Network of Industries, Network of Operators and consortium members have access in 

order to facilitate joint work on documents in the periods between meetings. 

Currently the deliverables are divided as confidential (use inside the Consortium only) or for 

public use. However, if the partners declare a deliverable is confidential, they must produce a 

non-confidential version for distribution to the networks of Operators and Industries. A 

selection of the most relevant documents and deliverables will be presented to the Network of 

Industries. As a general rule, information should be provided one month ahead of every 

meeting. The documents to be discussed and presented to the Network of Industries members 

for comments will be available using the above mentioned web space. 

A selection of deliverables will be presented to the Network of Industries when available, 

similar in content to the list indicated under the Network of Operators.

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