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Weather information and alarm systems for safe railway operation Stefan EISENBACH Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria 8 July, session 3C: Real time operation, No. 30 UBIMET INSTITUTE FOR UBIQUITOUS METEOROLOGY - International

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Weather information and alarm systems for safe railway

  • peration

Stefan EISENBACH

  • Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria

8 July, session 3C: Real time operation, No. 30

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2 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

  • International Meteorological Institute
  • Founded in 2004, more than 400 employees
  • Global scope / Headquarters in Vienna
  • Branches in Melbourne, Perth, Rennes, Berlin, Munich, Innsbruck, New York,...
  • Focus on research activities in the railway sector
  • Cooperation with ÖBB, DB, international organizations, Universities,…
  • Supplier of meteorological alarm and forecast systems for railways (ÖBB, DB)

UBIMET

INSTITUTE FOR UBIQUITOUS METEOROLOGY

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3 First Name, LAST NAME - Position, Company, Country - Date - Session: name and number

UBIMET memberships: UBIMET cooperation partners:

  • UIC IRRB (International Rail Research Board)
  • UNECE TER (United Nations)
  • EURNEX (European Rail Research Network)
  • Fraunhofer Institute (Germany)
  • ATTC (Austrian Traffic and Telematics Cluster)
  • University of Vienna (Austria)

UBIMET Rail Weather Department

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4 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

Formula 1 Australian Sailing Team

Since 2012: Australian sailing team wins three gold medals at the London Olympics Since 2013: FIA commences cooperation with UBIMET for the season starting in 2014

Austrian Ski Federation

Since 2014: Austrian Ski Federation wins 17 medals at the Olympic Games in Sochi

Current projects

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5 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

In 2005 the Austrian Federal Railways asked UBIMET to implement a nationwide meteorological monitoring system

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6 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

  • Highly precise weather forecasts along the railway lines
  • Severe Weather Warnings for the safety of railway operation
  • Exact snow forecasts for the planning of winter services

ÖBB infra:wetter

GOALS OF THE RAIL WEATHER INFORMATION & WARNING SYSTEM INCREASE OF SAFETY + MORE NETWORK AVALABILITY + COST REDUCTIONS & EFFICIENCY + RELIABLE WINTER OPERATION +

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7 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

  • The System includes:
  • On demand weather forecasts by special

infrastructure weather models

  • Reliable weather warning system
  • Real time weather station data
  • Communication channels
  • Reporting systems (local reports)
  • Information about measures

(e.g. snow removal, service restrictions,...)

  • Open interface for additional data
  • flooding information
  • fire risk
  • governmental data
  • ...

Interactive Rail Weather Information System

THE RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE PORTAL

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8 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

SYSTEM OVERVIEW

24H SURVEILLANCE OF THE WHOLE NETWORK

Warnings Alerts for critical track sections

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9 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

REGIONAL INFORMATION

WARNINGS & FORECASTS FOR EVERY SINGLE TRACK

Forecasts & warnings for critical points

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10 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

RAIL WEATHER INFORMATION

ON DEMAND RAIL WEATHER FORECASTS

WARNINGS

3-day rail weather forecast

temperature

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11 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

RISK MAPS

WEATHER MAPS WITH RISK INFORMATION (SNOW, WIND, ICE,...)

Snow warning levels

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RISK MAPS

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13 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

Real time data

FOR HIGH SPEED OPERATION & CRITICAL TRACKS

Wind speed alert

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14 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

Reporting system

INTERNAL COMMUMICATION OF MEASURES & DIRUPTIONS

Reports by rail employees Documented actions & measures by the regional

  • peration centers

(legal security)

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  • Wind and heavy rain warnings for high speed operation
  • Ice accumulation model for trains and carriages
  • Real time weather stations (track temperature, wind, snow, rain,...)
  • Forecasts for the next hours and days
  • Online alert screens for operation centers

High speed rail weather

FOR HIGH SPEED TRAINS & MAIN CORRIDORS

WIND SNOW FLOOD MODEL OPERATION CENTER WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM

Rail Weather Station

Ice, Snow, Flooding, Sand, Freezing Rain, Wind,...

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16 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

Corridor information

FOR NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL TRAINS

Disruptions caused by flooding in Austria & Germany

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17 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

  • The ÖBB rail weather system is not only used for operational planning,

but also for safety issues (natural hazards)

  • At the moment very critical track sections are declared as

WEATHER WARNING SECTIONS

  • If a certain severe weather warning is issued or e.g. some heavy rain expected,

there is an individual special operation checklist in effect for every track section!

  • An more automatic approach is planned – Complete natural hazards mapping

Natural hazards - status quo

WEATHER WARNING SECTIONS

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18 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

Risk mapping of the network

BASE FOR THE NEW NATURAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

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19 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

The new natural hazards management

FOR THE WHOLE NETWORK

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The new natural hazards management

NETWORK WIDE EVALUTAION OF RISKS AND SECURITY DEFICITES

Extreme Security Deficit Construction Measures High Security Deficit Alert Systems

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21 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

Research Focus UBIMET Rail Department

Ice on overhead lines Ice/Snow on high-speed trains /carriages Drifting sand Fire risk & heat warnings (maintenance works) Risk of fallen trees (snow/wind) Intelligent switch point heating (energy savings) Blowing snow forecasts Flash flood warnings & remote track monitoring

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22 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

  • Implementation of special weather station data into the

rail weather information system

  • Analysis for all railway lines, based on weather station

data and modelling

  • 3 to 4 day forecast of the ice risk
  • Calculation of snow and ice accumulation on trains

and carriages

R&D project ice on catenary

RISK OF ICE ON OVERHEAD POWER LINES & TRAINS

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23 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

Risk of fallen trees

New developed risk model for the Austrian Federal Railways Differentiation between tree types Model resolution up to 100 x 100 m Combination with alert services and alarm systems (eg. SMS/e-Mail)

BY HEAVY SNOW, ICE AND WIND

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24 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

  • New flash flood warning systems based on satellite data & lightning data
  • Analysis of whether the rail network has been affected by severe thunderstorms, high

wind speeds or flooding

  • Train crew is informed of potential problems and temporary

speed restrictions increased safety

Track analysis for remote sections

FOR FLASH FLOOD AND HEAVY WIND WARNINGS

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25 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

3D lightning detection system

“Normal” thunderstorm Heavy thunderstorm

Low rate of cloud-to-cloude lightnings High rate of cloud-to-cloude lightnings

Visualisation via Google Earth

FOR FLASH FLOOD AND HEAVY WIND WARNINGS

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26 Stefan EISENBACH – Intl. Project Manager, UBIMET, Austria – 8.7.- Session: 3C

IRIS

INTERACTIVE RAIL WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM EFFICIENT PLANNING

ELIMINATE RISKS by receiving timely information on disruptions CUT COSTS by deploying resources efficiently BE ON SAFE LEGAL GROUND by documenting the measures taken

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...Thank you

for your kind attention

UBIMET Headquarters

UBIMET GmbH Donau City Str. 11 1220 Vienna Austria

Your contact:

Stefan Eisenbach International Project Manager Railways +43 1 263 11 22 721 seisenbach@ubimet.com