Dipl.-Ing. Helge Stuhr

Technische Universität BerlinInstitut für Land- und Seeverkehr

Fachgebiet Schienenfahrwege und Bahnbetrieb

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Fachgebiet Schienenfahrwege und BahnbetriebProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Siegmann

Studies for the future Rail Freight Wagon

Helge Stuhr, 2010-05-26: Studies for the future Rail Freight Wagon Folie 2

Fachgebiet Schienenfahrwege und BahnbetriebProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Siegmann

Agenda

• FlexCargoRail (FCR)• InnoCoupler, Automatic Central Buffer Coupling• Versatile, Efficient and Longer Wagon for European

Transportation (VEL-Wagon)

Accumulator Radio

ConverterControl system

Control panel

Cooling unit

GearingMotor

Control panel

Future – loading length ca. 25 m

20’ 20’ 20’ 20’

7,15-7,82 m 7,15-7,82 m 7,15-7,82 m

Future – loading length ca. 25 m

20’ 20’ 20’ 20’20’ 20’ 20’ 20’20’20’ 20’20’ 20’20’ 20’20’

7,15-7,82 m 7,15-7,82 m 7,15-7,82 m7,15-7,82 m 7,15-7,82 m 7,15-7,82 m

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Fachgebiet Schienenfahrwege und BahnbetriebProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Siegmann

FlexCargoRail (FCR): Concept

• Self-propelled, radio remote controlled freight wagons• Own electric traction for shunting movements and local

distribution• Accumulator charged in the main run (loco-hauled)• Project FCR funded by BMWi from 2007-2008

Accumulator Radio

ConverterControl system

Control panel

Cooling unit

GearingMotor

Control panel

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Fachgebiet Schienenfahrwege und BahnbetriebProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Siegmann

FCR: Example of a small private siding (I)

Locomotive

couple

reverse the switch

uncouplereverse the switch

uncouple

reverse the switch

couple

Process duration 32 min

Locomotive 32 min

Personnel 32 min

TODAY

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Fachgebiet Schienenfahrwege und BahnbetriebProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Siegmann

FCR: Example of a small private siding (II)

log inuncouple

reverse the switch

couplereverse the switch

Before FCR

Process duration 32 min 21 min

Locomotive 32 min 12 min

Personnel 32 min 21 min

FCR

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Fachgebiet Schienenfahrwege und BahnbetriebProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Siegmann

FCR: Example of a huge chemical site (I)

• 40 loading sites, 500 shunting movements per day• 3 shuntig locomotives, 2 road rail vehicles

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Fachgebiet Schienenfahrwege und BahnbetriebProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Siegmann

FCR: Example of a huge chemical site (II)

• Simulation of the movements of one locomotive

Deployment time SQ FCR 1 FCR 2 FCR 3

Locomotive and crew 100 % 84 % 60 % 57 %

Personal (total) 100 % 99 % 97 % 91 %

3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

FCR 1: no remote controlled parking brake; no FCR-personnel in the transfer yard

3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Status quo

3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

FCR 2: no remote controlled parking brake; FCR personnel in the transfer yard

FCR 3: remote controlled parking brake; FCR personnel in the transfer yard

running lightnot in use shunting/running under load

10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:0008:00 22:00

Time

3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

FCR 1: no remote controlled parking brake; no FCR-personnel in the transfer yard

3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Status quo

3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

FCR 2: no remote controlled parking brake; FCR personnel in the transfer yard

FCR 3: remote controlled parking brake; FCR personnel in the transfer yard

running lightrunning lightnot in usenot in use shunting/running under loadshunting/running under load

10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:0008:00 22:00

Time

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Fachgebiet Schienenfahrwege und BahnbetriebProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Siegmann

FCR: Save selection of the wagons (I)

FCR FCR FCR FCR FCRFCR

FCR FCR FCRFCR

FCR RCR FCR FCR FCRFCR

FCR

Master

• Two-step process:• Log in when reaching the local area (the siding)• Selection with the radio remote control unit

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Fachgebiet Schienenfahrwege und BahnbetriebProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Siegmann

FCR: Save selection of the wagons (II)

FCR FCR FCR FCRFCR

FCR FCR

FCR RCR FCR FCRFCR

FCR

Master

• Mixture of FCR-Wagons and conventional wagons: the communication has to “jump” over a conventional wagon

Helge Stuhr, 2010-05-26: Studies for the future Rail Freight Wagon Folie 10

Fachgebiet Schienenfahrwege und BahnbetriebProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. J. Siegmann

FCR: Conclusion

• The project FCR (2007-2008) showed the basic technical and economic feasibility

• Open points:• Safe selection and deselection of the FCR-wagons by

radio remote control• Homologation (for private sidings or main line?)• Qualification of the personnel for moving FCR-Wagons

via radio remote control

• A new project consortium strives for the funding of a second project with the aim of solving the open points and of building and testing prototypes