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The INESS project launched in October 2008 will be coming to an end in March 2012.
To mark the end of the project, present its results and to assure the long-term success of INESS and the availability of skilled and trained workforce for the implementation of INESS results : Three-day INESS Free Training session will be held on March 7-9, 2012, UIC Paris**
Background
The main objective of INESS is to define and develop specifications for a new generation of interlocking systems and apply (...)

INESS Deliverables open to public
WS B
Business Model (Leader: DB) Summary on value chain mapping of interlocking systems Report on Life Cycle based cost model for interlocking systems Summary on classification scheme for line categories Report on market specific cost drivers Report on cost saving potential of standards in the interlocking life cycle Specification of business model(s) Report on applicability of business model and future cooperation perspectives
WS C (...)

InnoTrans 2012
Berlin, 18 - 21 September 2012
With a large number of reference projects and over 220 transport technology firms, Berlin is the main focus of Germany’s transport engineering industry and an ideal venue for InnoTrans, an international platform for buyers and sellers of passenger and freight transport technology. InnoTrans has become established as an international industry showplace focusing on Railway Technology. A full range of rail vehicles are presented in static (...)

The INESS FINAL CONFERENCE**
February 3, 2012 - UIC HQ, Paris
The INESS project launched in October 2008 will be coming to an end in March 2012.
To mark the end of the project and present its results INESS Final Conference will be held at UIC Paris on February 3, 2012.
The one-day free conference will consist of two half-day sessions : The morning session, from 9am to 12 pm, will include the presentations on projects results and lessons learned; The afternoon session, from 1pm to (...)

The project is structured around 8 Workstreams, subdivided into 2 to 6 work packages. In order to ensure rapid and coherent management, two levels will be set:
At strategic level, a Steering Board composed of a UIC representative(s), the system suppliers, the railways and the Project Manager, assisted by the Technical Advisory Board.
At operational level, firstly represented by a Project Management Committee (PMC), and secondly by a Project Management Office. The PMC is composed of WS (...)

Current European Framework for the Rail Industry
The railway industries throughout Europe face increasing competition with other modes of transport and with other manufacturers from Asia and Russia. They are therefore under constant pressure for cost-effective operations.
To resolve the situation, the European Commission announced a set of new proposals to revitalise the rail transport. The priority to be addressed to solve the problems holding back its development concerns the lack of (...)

List of Major Events
2012 Type of Event Date Location Three-day Training Session 7-9 March 2012 UIC Paris INESS Final Conference 3 February 2012 UIC Paris General Assembly 2 February 2012 UIC Paris Steering Board 16 march 2012 UIC Paris INESS Final Conference 3 February 2012 UIC Paris INESS General Assembly 2 February 2012 UIC Paris
2011 Type of Event Date Location Steering Board 23 November 2011 UIC Paris Steering Board 8 September 2011 UIC Paris Steering Board 11 (...)

In order to get a full representation of the rail sector in Europe, INESS has been conceived as a plurilateral & international project. It involves 30 partners across Europe including international railway organisations as well as rail research specialised universities and railway track industry suppliers.
The coordination is under the responsibility of the UIC (International Union of Railways).
For more information on INESS partners, just click on the company name in the list below. (...)

Below are the INESS Deliverables listed by Workstream.
WS A: Management (Leader: UIC)
Workstream A (Project Management) aims to implement a project management adapted to the specificities of the INESS project and to animate the Consortium. The management structure is composed of three distinct levels: A strategic level, composed of a UIC representative(s), the system suppliers, the railways and the Project Manager, assisted by the Technical Advisory Board An operational level, represented (...)