The vision from European Rail Industry. Peter Gurník UNIFE Technical Affairs Manager

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1 The vision from European Rail Industry Peter Gurník UNIFE Technical Affairs Manager

2 Who we are UNIFE represents the European Rail Supply Industry Based in Brussels since 1992 The trusted partner of European and International Institutions in all matters related to rail and transport Full members: Over 80 of the largest and small and mediumsized companies in the rail supply sector Associated members: 17 including 15 National Associations (ASSIFER in IT), representing almost 1000 suppliers of railway equipment UNIFE members have an 84% market share in Europe and supply more than 46% of the worldwide production of rail equipment and services. 2

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4 Who we are EU standardisation Public Affairs EU Rail Research IRIS 4

5 What is ERTMS/ETCS? ETCS (European Train Control System) in a nutshell: ETCS is a train control system, developed to replace more than 20 existing systems in Europe ETCS provides the driver with signalling information, such as how fast he is allowed to drive and until where ETCS supervises the movement of the train and prevents the driver to exceed the indicated limits ETCS complies with highest safety standards, permitting operation at very high speeds and traffic density, and without traditional optical lineside signals Compatible ETCS equipment is available from multiple suppliers 5

6 Where ETCS is being used ETCS is being rolled out across Europe as the mandatory future train control system for mainlines It is however also very successful in markets outside Europe Contracted routes World share Ocean Lat_Am 2% 1% Asia 29% Ocean Asia Afr_ME Europe Lat_Am Europe 54% Afr_ME 14% 6

7 Why to use GNSS with ETCS? The aim is to reduce cost of ETCS trackside by reducing the number of (real) balises in the track, which would also increase availability, reduce exposure to theft, vandalism etc. To minimize the impact on ETCS the concept of virtual balises was developed, in which a GNSS based positioning system shall confirm train position at defined reference points This also allows handling of gaps in coverage, compared to a solution which requires permanent coverage 7

8 From ETCS & GSM-R to ERTMS Global Standard Interfaces IP - COM + System Management Processes + Testing Processes GSM-R Bearer Independency Satellite Add-ons ETCS KERNEL (ATC) ATO Odometer Virtual Balises Key Management 8

9 The role of UNISIG UNISIG is an industrial working group within UNIFE actively contributing to the technical specification of the European Train Control System (ETCS); UNISIG has started investigating the application of GNSS for ETCS in June 2011, when a global market study showed a significant interest in the possibility to reduce trackside infrastructure; To maintain and improve the ETCS specification UNISIG works closely with e.g. the European Commission, the European Railway Agency, ERTMS Users Group, the Community of European Railways and the European Rail Infrastructure Managers; It can also be noted that all developments of UNISIG are published as open standards, and are in the public domain. 9

10 Challenges ETCS complies with highest safety standards, permitting operation at very high speeds and traffic density, and without traditional optical lineside signals Compatible ETCS equipment is available from multiple suppliers Satellite positioning alone will not fulfill these requirements, a gap exists that has to be filled with other means (such as e.g. balises or additional sensors) Factors that should be taken into account: harsh railway environment including multipath, interference and signal blockages, interoperability requirement, safety and security, etc. 10

11 Research Experts have to investigate to which extent the overall requirements can be reduced, e.g. by limiting the use of satellite positioning to certain applications. Multi-constellation approach, including European GNSS, has the positive effect for a number of performance parameters, but is not enough, especially from the safety perspective. EGNOS EGNOS system was designed to answer the Aviation requirements and some of its main features, if not adapted for railways, are not applicable; In close cooperation with all the relevant stakeholders to specify the user requriements for future EGNOS evolution relevant for railways; 11

12 NGTC project Next Generation Train Control (NGTC) is the 3-year FP7 research project, under the coordination of UNIFE. A number of key urban and mainline railway related organisations are involved: major industrial organisations, IMs, Train Operators (urban and mainline); The crucial task of the project is to analyse the commonalities and differences of current major train control systems contcepts (ETCS and CBTC). Subsequently, the common functions of train control systems are used as a basis for the NGTC system specifications, evolving system solutions for next generations of train control systems; Satellite positioning was identified as one of the emerging technologies to be integrated into the future train control systems and is part of WP7; 12

13 NGTC project WP7 Definition of relevant GNSS parameters for railway applications and standard process for GNSS signal coverage and accuracy measurements; Definition of engineering rules & operational management of the database for satellite positioning Analysis of other applications of satellite positioning functionality; Safety Analysis for satellite positioning; 13

14 STARS project H2020 UNIFE coordinated STARS (Satellite Technology for Advanced Railway Signalling) project proposal submitted under Horizon 2020, 2nd Galileo call and has been favourably evaluated and will start in February. The project consortium coordinated by UNIFE is composed by 17 partners, including the major railway signaling manufacturers, organisations oriented on space and radio systems development and research. The aim of this project is to fill the gap between ERTMS needs for safety critical applications and E-GNSS services, through a characterisation of the railway environment and of GNSS performances assessment in that environment. Key objectives of the project are: To develop a universal approach to predict the achievable GNSS performance in a railway environment, especially for safety critical applications within ERTMS and to determine the necessary evolution of ETCS to include GNSS services; To quantify the economic benefits through reduction of cost, which will increase market appeal of ERTMS; 14

15 A new and ambitious European Research & Innovation Programme that aims to: increase the competitiveness of the EU rail industry to help it retain world leadership increase the attractiveness of rail transport support the completion of the Single European Railway Area A public-private Joint Undertaking under Horizon 2020 What is Shift2Rail? A budget of 920 Million Euros for , including 450 Million from the EU and 470 Million from the Industry Key role of UNIFE which, over four years, coordinated the work of the rail sector during the technical preparatory phase. The EC is now in charge of the set up of the Joint Undertaking.

16 Shift2Rail: The background The Shift2Rail journey started in 2009, when key European rail sector players began investigating a policy instrument that could facilitate a step change for the European rail system Under the coordination of UNIFE, interested players from the entire rail supply chain, but also from wider sector expertise, joined the preparation phase on a voluntary basis and contributed to the strong foundation of this PPP: 25 major rail stakeholders signatories of the "Shift2Rail MoU" More than 60 additional companies be they industrial partners, railway undertakings, urban operators or infrastructure managers also joined the initiative by bringing their expertise More than 45 Universities and Research Centres also actively participated in this preparatory phase ( ). 13 June 2014: Adoption of the Shift2Rail Regulation by the EU Transport Council thanks to the constant support of Member States

17 Shift2Rail: Ambitious objectives 3 major challenges CAPACITY (to cope with growing EU demand) Up to 100% increase in capacity RELIABILITY (to better satisfy users) Up to 50% increase of reliability Impacting all segments of the rail market! LIFE CYCLE COSTS (for more competitiveness) Up to 50% of reduction of Life Cycle Costs

18 Shift2Rail: R&I priorities IP1: Cost-efficient and Reliable Trains, including High Capacity Trains and High Speed Trains IP2: Advanced Traffic Management & Control Systems IP5: Technologies for Sustainable & Attractive European Freight IP4: IT Solutions for Attractive Railway Services IP3: Cost-efficient and Reliable High Capacity Infrastructure 18

19 S2R TD 2.4 Fail-Safe Train Positioning (including satellite technology): High level objectives: Develop a fail-safe, multi-sensors train positioning system, boosting the quality of train localisation and integrity information while reducing the overall cost, namely by enabling a significant reduction in all track-side conventional train detection systems; Estimated budget (including EU funding and Open Calls): M. Practical deliverables (shortened): Specification, development and demonstration on Pilot Lines of the absolute positioning functionality, integrated in the ERTMS framework, in railway environments; Impact analyses on different solutions, especially focus on ERTMS; Guidelines for carrying out GNSS Survey along Tracks (Lines/Stations); Guidelines for Building Digital Track Maps; Requirements and Demonstrator of the simulators, Public interfaces of the Models and Simulators Documented certification process;

20 Major rail R&I activities on GNSS ERSAT STARS SHIFT 2 RAIL IP2 IP2 TD 2.4 Fail-safe train positioning NGTC - WP7 UNISIG Satellite WG European GNSS Agency

21 Conclusions European Railway stakeholders are working actively on the R&I activities focused on bringing GNSS into ERTMS All the key industrial partners are jointly cooperating on the major ongoing and future R&I activates relevant for this topic The key relevant stakeholders are involved and are having an important role: Future users, namely Railway Operators and IMs European Railway Agency (role of ERTMS System Authority) European GNSS Agency (role for managing the evolution and promoting European GNSS) with the support of key GNSS experts UNIFE is proud supporting these activities through facilitating the communication among it s members, relevant stakeholders and through its role of Coordinator for some of the ongoing and future research activities (e.g. NGTC and STARS projects) 21

22 Thank you for your attention! Peter Gurník 22