SPIDER PLUS Project

Lars Deiterding, Marcel Muchow, Sebastian Weismantel
2016 Transportation Research Procedia  
SPIDER PLUS was a research and development project co-funded by the European Union in the scope of the Seventh Framework Programme (12/2012-5/2015). The project aimed at developing a passenger and freight mobility vision for 2050 encompassing seamless transportation where electrified rail has a central role. Within the "White Paper on Transport" the European Com¬mission published two keywords that are essential for the prospective transport policy: sustainable mobility. That means a massive
more » ... t of traffic from road to rail. In the long-term, a rail market share of about 50% is the set goal for both long distance rail passenger service and freight transport over 300 km. 12 European companies and institutions provided cross-modal expertise, coordinated by HaCon Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH. Leading industrial players like Siemens or EADS participated as well as market newcomers such as NTV, European universities and research companies. During the project, the interdisciplinary team was supported by a network of expertise. The results are oriented on four guiding principles that will put electrified rail at the centre of sustainable mobility: Industrialisation of production Offer-driven business models Seamless and convenient services Co-modality and sustainability Based on the as-is situation and internal/external drivers of change the vision components have been elaborated. Main technological tools and solutions have been identified and assessed in terms of impact and costs. The SPIDER PLUS Roadmap as final result of the project paves the way to the desired future. It describes the required infrastructure development as well as business models and funding schemes. The integration of national systems into European grid and the co-modality implementation in user friendly mobility environment outline the future network and access points for
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