N01.22 Motorway section Schönbühl – Kirchberg, Lindenrain rest area upgrade
The service building at the Lindenrain motorway rest area has been equipped with a new toilet module made of chrome steel; construction was completed at the end of 2023. The new toilet module offers better protection against vandalism, and it will be possible to continue its use in the event of a future replacement of the service building. R+R supported the Federal Road Office’s overall project manager in project planning and execution.
ERTMS Netherlands
Other countries, same problems: Modern railway technology requires time and money to implement. Jost Lüking was member of a team of six European experts on the ETCS train control system who assessed the status of the national ETCS program for the Dutch Parliament in mid-2023. Our Second Opinion formulated recommendations on program governance and management, on the technical, spatial and temporal scope of the program, on system integration and integration management, and last but not least on program costs and their current forecast. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Waterways published the Second Opinion at the beginning of November.
EP Hagnau – Augst N02
Within the Hagnau – Augst motorway maintenance project, structural changes to the western tunnel portal (direction Basel/Germany) have to be carried out to enable longitudinal ventilation in both traffic directions. We are pleased that the plans for the extension of the western portal of Schweizerhalle tunnel have officially been approved. This allows us to finalise the detailed design and approach the contractor submission process according to our project schedule.
N06.28 NEB EM Lyss Süd – Schönbühl
We are pleased to provide managenent support and construction site management for the N06.28 NEB EM Lyss Süd - Schönbühl motorway maintenance project on behalf of the Federal Road Authority’s Thun branch. The project includes replacement of the pavement as well as extensive measures on the engineering structures. The construction work is scheduled to be carried out between 2025 and 2027.
N01.22 Motorway section Schönbühl – Kirchberg, Lindenrain rest area upgrade
ERTMS Netherlands
EP Hagnau – Augst N02
N06.28 NEB EM Lyss Süd – Schönbühl
CPH S-BANE UTO Study
On urban and suburban train lines, driverless train service allows for the operation of a substantially increased number of trains at moderate operational costs. An increased service frequency of trains reduces waiting times for passengers. To achieve this benefit, station platforms and tracks have to be modified.
The Copenhagen Suburban Railway implements the communication-based train control system CBTC as the new signalling system. Cab signalling improves semi-automated train operation (STO), where the driver monitors the train operations. With some additional investments, fully automated unattended train operation (UTO) would also be possible, as is already done on the Copenhagen Metro. The Danish Ministry of Transport commissioned a study on the necessary conditions for the implementation of UTO on the suburban railway. It further ordered the development of Business Cases for various alternatives of unattended train operation (conventional with use of timetable or metro-like with short headways). R+R was involved in this analysis, which provided a thorough insight into the necessary prerequisites for the introduction of a groundbreaking new technology. It also showed the commercial opportunities that open up with new modes of operation associated with the new technology.
Client
Ministry of transport, construction and housing (Denmark)
Processing period
2016 – 2017
Project type
Rail
Services
Consulting
Fields of expertise
Project Evaluation
Downloads
Project sheet
Contact
Dr. Jost Lüking
Consultant economics, chairman of the board of directors