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PES2020-Prosj.etabl.støtte H2020

Decision Support Tool for Rail Infrastructure Managers

Awarded: NOK 45,938

The objectives will be achieved through a holistic management tool based on the FACT (Find, Analyse, Classify, Treat) principle, as described briefly in the following: Find - Improved techniques for the assessment of existing assets will be developed. Analyse - Advanced probabilistic models fed by performance statistics and using databases controlled by an information management system will be used to determine the level of safety of individual assets. Classify - The performance models will allow a st ep-change in risk assessment, moving from the current subjective (qualitative) basis to become fundamentally based on quantifiable data. Treat - A decision support tool will take risk ratings and assess the impact of proposed work on the traffic flow and whole life cycle of the network. DESTination RAIL will provide significant impact in relation to the objectives of the work programme, namely, i) It will reduce the cost of investment by using the IMS (Information Management System) to manage the networ k, ii) Monitoring and real-times analyses will prevent unnecessary line restrictions and closures, iii) Lowering maintenance costs by optimising interventions in the life cycle of the asset, iv) Optimising traffic flow in the network.

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PES2020-Prosj.etabl.støtte H2020