MAINLINE Final workshop 30 September 2014 Paris UIC HQ During this workshop the final results and practical outputs of MAINLINE were presented and distributed to the participants, including: a Life Cycle Assessment Tool (LCAT) that will evaluate whole life environmental and economic impact for maintenance and renewal activities of three assets – bridges, track and earthworks – and the corresponding user manual a Guideline to the application of new technologies to extend the life of elderly (...)

Newsletter n°2 – October 2014 Project results: a summary Newsletter n°1 – October 2013 MAINLINE Brochure Press releases on Mainline Project Final workshop on 30 September at UIC HQ in Paris! - Atelier de clôture: 30 septembre à Paris au siège de l’UIC! Abschließender - Workshop: 30. September 2014, UIC - Paris Final Workshop in Paris UIC HQ, 30 September 2014- press release 11 September 2014 Atelier de clôture: 30 septembre à Paris au siège de l’UIC! 11 (...)

MAINLINE Project results : a summary Project results: a summary The objective of MAINLINE was to develop methods and tools contributing to an improved railway system by taking into consideration the whole life of specific infrastructure – tunnels, bridges, track, switches, earthworks and retaining walls. MAINLINE Final Workshop 30/09/2014 : presentations available here Growth in demand for rail transportation across Europe is predicted to continue. Much of this growth will have to be (...)

MAINLINE Life Cycle Assessment Tools (LCATs) Please find below the LCAT models developed for metallic bridges, plain track and soil cuttings. Soil cuttings model Plain track model Metallic bridges model MAINLINE reports Please find below the public reports of MAINLINE separated by Work Package. WP1 - Life Extension - Application of new technologies to elderly infrastructure Deliverable 1.1: Benchmark of new technologies to extend the life of elderly rail (...)

Start date: 1st October 2011 Duration: 36 months Project number: 285121 Coordinator: Mr. Björn Paulsson UIC (International Union of Railways) / TRAFIKVERKET bjorn.paulsson trafikverket.se Phone: +46 70 72 45 620 Project Officer: Mr. Blaise DE VADDER European Commission, DG Research and Innovation Directorate for Transport, Surface Transport Unit (H2) Project Office: ARTTIC mainline-team eurtd.com Phone: +33 1 53 94 54 88 Collaboration with other EC funded projects: SMART (...)

WP1 Life Extension – Application of new technologies to elderly infrastructure Activity: RTD Lead Beneficiary: LTU The main objective for WP1 is to apply new technologies to extend the life of elderly infrastructure by: exploring and evaluating new technologies to extend the life length; developing new more accurate assessment methods to determine if and when the life can be extended without any interventions; further developing new technologies that can reduce life cycle costs for (...)