1. EU-Russia Rail Research Workshop 16 – 18 October 2012, Moscow Introduction to the MERLIN Project and overview of EUREKA R&D projects for greener and cost-effective transport Petr Kroča Marketing Director, Project Coordinator OLTIS Group

2. 2 Bringing a System Into Your Logistics Content OLTIS Group Introduction Project MERLIN: Project overview and opartners Project MERLIN: Objectives, benefits, outputs The EUREKA Program introduction Project E! 3161 RAILMAP Project E! 4062 ERWIN Project E! 6725 REAL-Bridge Project E! 6726 LOADFIX Project E! 7624 TREX GETA: Network of European green transport and logistics research & development organizations, partners and projects

3. 3 Bringing a System Into Your Logistics Information systems for transport and logistics since 1993 A Czech private group of specialized software companies: Membership: References (1000 customers in 24 European countries): railway undertakings, operators, infrastructure managers, freight forwarders, carriers, shippers, universities, international associations and organizations etc. OLTIS Group Introduction Bringing a System into Your Logistics

4. 4 Bringing a System Into Your Logistics MERLIN Total Budget:7 MEuro (4.5 MEuro EU funded) Duration:36 months Project Start Date:1 st October 2012 Partners:19 Consortium: UNIFE (Coordinator) UIC ADIF Alstom Ansaldo STS CAF (Technical Leader) FFE D’Appolonia Unviersity of Newcastle ZS – Serbian Railways RFF Renfe Mer Mec OLTIS Group AnsaldoBreda Network Rail Trafikverket Siemens RWTH – Aachen University Encompassing the key stakeholders from the sector

5. 5 Bringing a System Into Your Logistics MERLIN Project objectives – To investigate and demonstrate the viability of an integrated management system to achieve a more sustainable and optimised energy usage in European Mainline Railway systems – Where MERLIN‘s results are implemented it expected an important reduction of the energy consumption by 10% Project benefits – MERLIN will contribute to the EU‘s aim of a more sustainable rail system and a reduction in CO 2 via a more efficient use of energy resources Project outputs – Proposals for Technical Recommendations (UIC/UNIFE TecRec) – Future Business models & recommendations (smart energy management, cost saving) – Optimised solutions for current and future business models – Numerical models and simulations to demonstrate the architecture developed for the above TecRec

6. 6 Bringing a System Into Your Logistics EUREKA European Programme for Market Oriented R&D EUREKA was established by a Conference of Ministers of 17 countries and Members of the Commission of the European Communities, meeting in Paris on 17 July 1985 EUREKA brings now together 41 members including Russia and the EU EUREKA promotes international, market-oriented research and innovation through the support to small and medium-sized enterprises, large industry, universities and research institutes T hrough EUREKA, these organisations are introducing new products, processes and services to market, helping make Europe economically strong and socially sound EUREKA is an organisation with an ambition to become the leading platform for R&D-performing entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond 1180 finished projects 1090 running projects 613 Eurostars projects

7. 7 Bringing a System Into Your Logistics Umbrella:LOGCHAIN+ Summary:Creation of an electronic map of European railways, that includes all advantages of an e-map, to improve railway freight transport conditions Duration:40 months (03/2004 – 06/2007) Total costs:0,89 MEuro Partners: Project E! 3161 RAILMAP Electronic Railway Map of Europe

8. 8 Bringing a System Into Your Logistics Summary:Integration of national railway infrastructure databases with track parameters from network statements, developing tools for data and graphic processing of the European railway infrastructure with functions over the joint rail network graph Duration:03/2008 – 12/2011 Total costs:1,1 MEuro Partners: Project E! 4062 ERWIN European RailWay Infrastructure Network

9. 9 Bringing a System Into Your Logistics Project E! 6725 REAL-Bridge Railway Euro-Asian Land Bridge DBS Name:Railway Euro-Asian Land Bridge Data Base System Summary:To develop the European unique central database system with needful information and code-lists supporting trouble-free Eurasian railway freight transports as a sustainable and environment friendly transport mode in direction east-west based on CIM/SMGS railway regime. „Information Support of CIM/SMGS Transports“ Duration:03/2012 – 12/2015 Total costs:0,6 MEuro Partners:

10. 10 Bringing a System Into Your Logistics Project E! 6726 LOADFIX LOAding and FIXing Goods in Wagons Name:Development of the Software Web Application for Loading and Fixing Goods in Railway Freight Wagons Summary:Development of the multi-lingual web application focused on cargo loading into railway wagons as an extensive database system with European regulations, instructions and examples, to guarantee the trouble-free fixing of the cargo during the transportation and to prevent accidents on railways Duration:03/2012 – 12/2015 Total costs:1,08 MEuro Partners:

11. 11 Bringing a System Into Your Logistics Project E! 7624 TREX TRansport EXceptionnel (Fr.) Name:Development of IT Support for Exceptional Railway Transports Focused on Broad Gauge and EC TSI Implementation Summary:The aim of the project is to develop the new European system for planning, optimisation, managing and monitoring of exceptional transports on railways with particular focus on multilingual application environment and research on implementation of EC TSI into European railways with wide gauge Duration:03/2013 – 12/2016 Total costs:1,07 MEuro Project partners:

12. 12 Bringing a System Into Your Logistics GETA The Green European Transport Association of R&D Organisations and Professionals Mission: To support and generate new European market oriented research and development projects in the area of sustainable and environment friendly (green) kinds of transport and logistics What is GETA: International network for communication, partnership and sharing experience Platform to support and generate new projects in green transport and logistics Non-profit, independent legal entity with a market oriented focus Platform for dissemination and publishing project results Information source on European research and development Professional organisation with members and partners cooperating together What is GETA not: A Project, running or finished A Program that finance the projects A Profit activity

13. Thank you for your attention Petr Kroča Marketing Director, Project Coordinator E) petr.kroca@oltisgroup.cz M) +420 602 774 971 www.oltisgroup.com www.jerid.eu www.RailMap.net www.RailConference.com