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2nd Project Workshop - Information & Registration

Over 200 people have died in Europe as result of tunnel fires in the last decade. 16 fire accidents occurred in road tunnels in Europe from 1986 until 2006. Unfortunately, public transportation fire is also not a rare phenomenon. In addition to the above, a great menace of our time is terrorism. Transportation means, hubs and stations are targets of terrorist attacks, because of the easy access and escape for the terrorists and the fact that congregations of strangers guarantee anonymity, but also because crowds in contained environments are vulnerable to conventional explosives and unconventional weapons.

SAVE ME aims to develop a system that detects disaster events in public transport terminals / vehicles and critical infrastructures (i.e. tunnels and bridges) and supports quick and optimal mass evacuation guidance, to save the lives of the general public and the rescuers, giving particular emphasis to the most vulnerable travellers.

There are two pilot sites where the SAVE ME systems will be
integrated and tested:

  • The Colle Capretto tunnel is 1,171m in length and is located near San Gemini in Italy forming part of the SS3bis Autostrada (which is part of the E45 TEN route). It is a dual-bore construction tunnel, with traffic running in a single direction through each bore. The tunnel is monitored from a control room located in Perugia (about 70km to the north) and has recently been upgraded to high safety standards in light of European Directive 2004/54/CE.
  • The Metro Rapid Transit System, which is operated by NEXUS and consists of two lines, passes through the Metropolitan Boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and the Cities of Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland. Their responsibility covers the overseeing of the provision of all modes of public transport within Tyne and Wear, much of which is provided by private bus companies. However the Nexus also own and operate the Tyne and Wear Metro system, which is the second largest LRT metro system in the UK, being the London Underground the more extensive. The Metro system is the first in the UK to have mobile phone antennae installed in the tunnels.