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Rolling stock
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- Management of national processes for high speed trains, commuter trains, locomotives, freight cars (CESIFER, BAV, BMVIT, EBA, etc.)
- Management of international approval processes according to EC-Directives 96/48 and 01/16 (composition of requirements, catalogues, synchronization of national requirements, agreements on cross acceptance, review of test specifications, review of reports and approval documentation, expert opinions)
- Experimental verification of electromagnetic compatibility, operational safety and lightening protection of the electrical equipment used in vehicles
- Development of fire protection and emergency evacuation concepts, professional consultation, fire risk analyses, functional tests and assessments by experts
- Damage evaluation (vehicle fires, collisions, derailment and component fatigue)
- CAE support: finite-element analysis, structural optimisation, fatigue life prediction, multi-body simulation to assess component and vehicle life, running safety and riding comfort
- Analyses on passenger room and driver's cab safety of railway vehicles
- Planning, management and coordination of approval processes for freight cars, passenger cars, commuter trains, locomotives and high speed trains
- Brake tests according to UIC 541 and EBO §32
- Fatigue tests of bogie frames and vehicle components according to UIC 510, UIC 515, UIC 615 and DIN EN 13749
- Running tests according to UIC 518 and DIN EN 14363
- Review of test specifications, supervision of test activities, review of reports (simulation, test)
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Infrastructure
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Signaling
- Safety assessment in accordance with EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, etc.
- Evaluation of CASE tools and COTS project tools (incl. operating systems)
- Verification of design documentation
- Validation of generic products, generic and specific applications
- Inspection of implementation and project planning
- On-site acceptance test
- Testing of components / systems in respect to environmental influences (e.g. EMC, temperature, climate, vibration, IP protection) including thermographic test
- Electrical safety testing
- Hazard and risk analysis including quantitative analysis
- In-house training (CENELEC 5012x)
- Safety management audit / product audit
- Evaluation and assessment of train protection and train control systems.
- Assessment of trackside and onboard, ETCS interoperability constituents
- Assessment of specific ETCS applications
- Evaluation of the conformity of interoperability constituents of the sub system CCS, e.g. RBC, JRU
- EC verification of the subsystem CCS (trackside and onboard)
- Support of the manufacturers and operators during planning and implementation in the context of certification and acceptance processes
- Support for requirements management and the verification for conformity and safety of the ETCS constituents and applications
- Training in relation to ETCS
Civil-bridges and tracks, alignment, civil works
- Safety assessment of the infrastructure (understructure, superstructure, civil works, energy, interface rolling stock/track, interface rolling stock/ catenary, maintenance plan etc.)
- Testing, assessment and certification of track components (e.g. sleeper, rail, fastening, track lubrification system, track fencing, etc.)
- Certification of track measurement cars
- Simulation of track layout stability
- Assessment of track constructions and civil works
- Damage assessment (e.g. derailment etc.)
- Assessment of maintenance procedures (work protection, functional safety)
- Compilation and assessment of fire protection concepts (e.g. railway stations, tunnels etc.)
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