INFRAGUIDER
Infrastructure Guidelines for Environmental Railway Performance
| Coordinatore | CONSORZIO NAZIONALE INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER I TRASPORTI E LA LOGISTICA
Organization address
address: VIA ALL' OPERA PIA 11A contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Italy [IT] |
| Totale costo | 1˙138˙665 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙138˙665 € |
| Programma | FP7-TRANSPORT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) |
| Code Call | FP7-SST-2007-RTD-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CSA-CA |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-01-01 - 2010-12-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CONSORZIO NAZIONALE INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER I TRASPORTI E LA LOGISTICA
Organization address
address: VIA ALL' OPERA PIA 11A contact info |
IT (GENOVA) | coordinator | 126˙421.00 |
| 2 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN
Organization address
address: Karlsplatz 13 contact info |
AT (WIEN) | participant | 183˙119.50 |
| 3 |
Eco2Win AB
Organization address
address: Ansgariigatan 17 contact info |
SE (Jonkoping) | participant | 169˙943.00 |
| 4 |
UNION INTERNATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER
Organization address
address: RUE JEAN REY 16 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 137˙548.50 |
| 5 |
TRAFIKVERKET - TRV
Organization address
address: RODA VAGEN 1 contact info |
SE (BORLANGE) | participant | 123˙478.00 |
| 6 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Organization address
address: Edgbaston contact info |
UK (BIRMINGHAM) | participant | 106˙901.50 |
| 7 |
Balfour Beatty Rail S.p.A
Organization address
address: Via Lampedusa 13 contact info |
IT (Milano) | participant | 93˙571.50 |
| 8 |
WIENER LINIEN GMBH &CO KG
Organization address
address: Erdbergstrasse 202 contact info |
AT (WIEN) | participant | 66˙982.00 |
| 9 |
OBB-Infrastruktur AG
Organization address
address: PRATERSTERN 3 contact info |
AT (WIEN) | participant | 57˙009.50 |
| 10 |
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Organization address
address: 1 EVERSHOLT STREET contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 54˙323.50 |
| 11 |
Nome Ente NON disponibile
Organization address
address: Dinicu Golescu 38 contact info |
RO (BUCURESTI) | participant | 19˙367.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'InfraGuidER Coordinated Action primary objective is to define the guidelines for developing an effective European method/tool for the environmental impact evaluation of the railway infrastructure (existing and new). Despite a similar process has been already provided for the rolling stock the railway infrastructure is a more complex system where in the last year a “silent” revolution has been performed in order to face the high performances of trains (high speed trains), to attract the freight transport, to reduce the maintenance and operational costs, to comply with the local, regional regulation in terms of environmental impact. To avoid that this revolution will create a great unbalance among regions and to support the know-how and best practices transfer it is important to assess by a consensus process at European level the following items: the current state of environmental performance within the railway sector, and to highlight the criticalities to become effective and practical for the internal Environmental Management system implemented by railway companies and suppliers; the infrastructure functional subsystems and interfaces from the environment point of view; balance of goods in terms of material flow, environmental performance indicators EPIs and relevant ranking. Finally, as result of the three steps, the specification for the environmental part of a sustainability management system is provided and disseminated to end users (railway infrastructure managers and international organisations), to suppliers and academia (through EURNEX poles of excellence). According to this description InfraGuidER will be delivered in four main work packages. Other two work packages related to the management and communication/dissemination of the project are included in order to guarantee and to monitor the quality and effectiveness of the coordination mechanism. InfraGuidER fits with SST.2007.1.2.1 – The greening of transport-specific industrial processes'
Introduzione (Teaser)
As a means of transport, rail travel is considered eco-friendly as compared to cars and other transport modes. This is reinforced by strict guidelines for the European railway network and infrastructure.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
The EU-funded 'Infrastructure guidelines for environmental railway performance' (Infraguider) project is outlining different environmental aspects of railway infrastructure in Europe. It is identifying a common approach to harmonise material procurement based on these aspects, taking into account the physical, operational and management dimensions of the system.
Infraguider is therefore identifying the environmental significance of materials used in railway infrastructure systems, including systems analysis (SA), material flow analysis (MFA) and waste management. The project is preparing a set of environmental performance indicators (EPIs) as a draft European environmental guideline. It is focusing on five key environmentally strategic functions of infrastructure organisations, comprising the board of directors, planning and implementation of projects, infrastructure operation, contractors and procurement.
Infraguider has analysed railway infrastructure environmental management according to ISO 14001. It has evaluated railway infrastructure material flow through MFA and investigated material procurement in view of its impact and lifecycle on the environment. Life cycle assessment and eco-procurement are critical for railway environmental management as they reduce unwanted material inflow, shift focus onto eco-friendly bulk material and control material build-up within the infrastructure.
Overall, Infraguider has made significant progress in developing systems models, as well as tools and methods to assess environmental impact. It has also outlined material flow models of how major materials and substances enter the railway infrastructure and are released as waste or emissions in the air, ground and water. Ultimately, important recommendations are expected to emerge from the project that will render the railway industry more eco-friendly, particularly in terms of materials lifecycle and procurement.