Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Jürgen Siegmann

1. Technical University of Berlin Institute of Land and Sea Transport Systems Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Jürgen Siegmann TWIST Transnational Meeting Rome, 23.-24. February 2006

2. Organisation of TU Berlin President Head of the University internal and external representation Chancellor Vice-Presidents Three Vice-Presidents, each with an individual range of duties Administration and budget planning 7 Faculties I II III IV V VI VII VIII merged TWIST Transnational Meeting Rome, 23.-24. February 2006

3. Organisation of TU Berlin Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Transport Systems Institute of Land and Sea Transport Systems Institute of Mechanics Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics . . . . . . Department of Transport Systems Planning and Transport Telematics Department of Track and Railway Operation Department of Rail Vehicles TWIST Transnational Meeting Rome, 23.-24. February 2006

4. Departments Statistics Personnel (in 2005) • Professor 1 • Scientists 13 • Technical staff 2 • Assistant scientists 15 Scientific Activities (in 2005) • Doctoral thesis (completed) 2 • Doctoral thesis (in process) 17 • Diploma thesis 7 • Student research projects 13 TWIST Transnational Meeting Rome, 23.-24. February 2006

5. Education: Lectures and Courses Audience: • predominantly students of transport engineering • service lectures for study courses of economics, civil engineering and geography Current lectures and courses: • Basic Principles of Rail Transport and Rail Operations • Rail Freight Transportation • Concepts of Railway Installations and Construction of Rail Track • Planning Methods of Rail Transportation System • Planning Methods of Long-Distance Rail Services • Operation of Metros, Light Rails and Urban Railways • Information Systems for Public Transport • Competition and Bidding Processes in Public Transport • … TWIST Transnational Meeting Rome, 23.-24. February 2006

6. ResearchIntegrated Mobility Planning Integrated Mobility Systems and Development of Methods for Cost-Benefit Analysis • Integrated mobility planning of rural public transport systems • Flexible public transport solutions (Demand Responsive Transport Systems) • Legal aspects for innovative public transport solutions • Competition and bidding processes in passenger transport • Technical optimization of passenger information systems and systems for guaranteeing connections • Analysis of Cost Structures in Public Transport Companies • Alternative transport service to increase profitability by maintaining regional mobility TWIST Transnational Meeting Rome, 23.-24. February 2006

7. Research Rail Transport Optimization of rail transport • Alternative concepts of operation for rail transport • Flexible service concepts of freight and public passenger transportation • Human-Machine-Systems in the field of railway operations • Synergies between railway system and shipping/transport • Route management • … TWIST Transnational Meeting Rome, 23.-24. February 2006

8. Project References • IMPULS 2005 – innovative transport solutions for rural areas (financed by German Ministry of Education) • Demand Responsive Transport solutions for several transport companies and local authorities: • Erfurter Verkehrsaktiengesellschaft • Elster-Nahverkehrsgesellschaft • Oberhavel Holding Besitz- und Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH • Oberhavel Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH • Assurance of connections in public transport – legal and organisational conditions (Verkehrsverbund Berlin Brandenburg GmbH – Berlin-Brandenburg Public Transport Executive) • Cost-benefit analisis for public transport scenarios including social benefits for the City of Heidelberg • Alternative transport service to increase profitability by maintaining regional mobility • … TWIST Transnational Meeting Rome, 23.-24. February 2006

9. Objectives for TWISTCooperation with Oberhavel Holding • Today, the existing minimal offer of public transport in rural and suburban regions of the German Research Area Oberhavel does not fit the needs of the citizens. • The situation could be improved by an integration of a basic network of (fast) bus lines and an additional demand responsive transport service. Further issues could be an “institutionalization” of private bring-and-take services or the implementation of commuter bus services. • The main objective within the action plan of TWIST will be the development of a concept for a new social oriented public mobility service and its implementation in the rural districts Oberhavel. • This for instance includes the following steps: • Estimation and development of a method to estimate the demand for dial-a-bus services • Implementation of an overall concept for public mobility and of introduction of new operational structures for rural transport services • Development of operational concepts for demand responsive transport and commuter bus services • Research on legal barriers and regulation matters for the realization of the developed transport modes • … TWIST Transnational Meeting Rome, 23.-24. February 2006

10. Contact: Christoph Gipp Technical University of Berlin, Institute of Land and See Transport Salzufer 17-19, SG 18; D-10587 Berlin, Germany cgipp@railways.tu-berlin.de TWIST Transnational Meeting Rome, 23.-24. February 2006