1. BTS - Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
Tradition and Innovation

2. Saxony Region in Germany
Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
Saxony Region in Germany

3. History 1839: First German long-distance train line Dresden-Leipzig
Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
History
1839: First German long-distance train line Dresden-Leipzig
1839: First German locomotive “Saxonia” from Dresden
2nd half of 19th century: Sächsische Maschinenfabrik Richard Hartmann in Chemnitz to build over 4,000 locomotives
1935: first double-deck-wagon delivered from Görlitz
1952: Opening of Dresden University of Traffic Sciences
1990: Privatisation of Railway sector and foundation of many SME’s

4. Mission of BTS cluster BTS: since 2006 Initiator: Saxony Government
Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
Mission of BTS cluster
BTS: since 2006
Initiator: Saxony Government
Managed by: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mission: To stabilise and improve the competitiveness and capability of the Saxon railway technology industry and the associated production-related services.
Today there are cluster initiatives for different sectors:
Automotive supplier (AMZ) Aviation and aerospace (ASIS)
Textile industry (INNtex) Renewable energy (eesa)
Mechanical Engineering (VEMAS)

5. Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
The cluster

6. What is it about?

7. What we do Business Development and Export Education and Recruiting
Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
What we do
Education and Recruiting
Business Development and Export
Projects and Innovation

8. Railway Industry Cluster Saxony (BTS)
Projects and Innovation
Working Groups
Railway Industry Cluster Saxony (BTS)
BTS working group Rail vehicles
New materials/ technologies
Refurbishment, maintenance, RAMS/LCC
Powertrain
BTS working group Infrastructure
Transport systems, technical equipment
Project management, planning law
Track
BTS working group Designpool
Interior
Exterior
BTS working group Human Ressources
Education
Recruiting

9. Business development Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
Joint booths at trade shows
- InnoTrans, Berlin (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
- Railtex, UK (2009)
- Trako, PL (2011)
Delegation trips
- Switzerland (2008)
- Poland (2009, 2010)
- Italy (2010)
- France (2011)
Supplier Workshops
- Poland (2010, 2011, 2012)
Marketing
- Homepage
- Newsletter
- Trade Directory

10. What will be ahead?

11. Future opportunities The economics of railway operation:
Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
Future opportunities
The economics of railway operation:
Expenses are a function of time
Earnings are a function of distance
Result: fast and frequent services with high load factors are most efficient (and also attractive for users)

12. Future opportunities Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
Global market trends
Urban mobility and commuter transport (tram systems, metros, automatic metros)
2. Very high speed passenger transport
3. High speed freight transport

13. Future opportunities Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
Priorities for innovation in today‘s railway operation
Safety (risk based safety definition, where risk = probability * severity
 i.e. active safety measures (schedule, signalling, train control) * passive safety measures (EN and EN 15227)
2. Reliability through availability (on time /late arrival) - EN RAMS (DMU up to 95%, EMU up to 98%)
3. Efficiency (low energy consumption) and low emission (noise, energy-mix)

14. ERCI - European Railway Clusters Initiative
Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
ERCI - European Railway Clusters Initiative
Innovation on European level
BTS Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
Dresden, Germany
i-trans (Lead Partner)
Valenciennes, France
CNA Cluster Bahntechnik
Nuremberg, Germany
Railalliance
Stratford-on-Avon, UK
railgrup
Barcelona, Spain
rtca – rail technology cluster austria
Vienna, Austria
TSB FAV
Berlin, Germany
Southern Railway Cluster
Katowice, Poland

15. Future opportunities Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
ERCI technical workshops will address hot topics throughout Europe
Energy management, efficiency, saving (TSB Berlin)
Predictive maintenance and monitoring (i-trans Lille)
Reduction of noise and vibrations (BTS Dresden, Leipzig)
Freight: Traffic management, automatic load moving, urban freight, multimodality (rtca Vienna)
Signalling and safety (ERTMS and others) (CNA Nuremberg)
LCC, refurbishment (railgrup Barcelona)
Shared vision of transport (together with ERRAC, railalliance)

16. Future opportunities To conclude: Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
In the future Rail Transport will be:
Faster
More reliable
More important
And will need more qualified people

17. Let‘s work together in this …
Railway Industry Cluster Saxony
Let‘s work together in this …
Dirk-Ulrich Krüger Frank Hübner Prof. Dr. Markus Hecht Evelin Hänig
Project Manager Project Coordinator Senior Expert Project Assistant
Ostra-Allee 11, D Dresden, Germany
Phone: +49 (351) , Fax: +49 (351)