Benefits of harmonized regulations for placing in service of railway equipment - European experiences. Peter Mihm Head of Technical Cooperation

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1 Benefits of harmonized regulations for placing in service of railway equipment - European experiences Peter Mihm Head of Technical Cooperation

2 General presentation Railway Safety Interoperability ERTMS

3 EU transport policy for railways Improve competitiveness of rail with other modes in order to increase the market share of the most environment-friendly mode of transport Spend public money more efficiently on public rail transport services Encourage market entry by reducing administrative and technical barriers Open domestic rail passenger transport to competition Encourage market entry and ensure non discrimination through a better governance of the infrastructure Slide 2

4 Mission of the European Agency for Railways (the Agency) MAKING THE RAILWAY SYSTEM WORK BETTER FOR SOCIETY The objective of the Agency is to contribute, on technical matters, to the implementation of the European Union legislation aimed at improving the competitive position of the railway sector by: Enhancing the level of interoperability of railway systems Developing a common approach to safety on the European railway system, Contributing to creating a Single European Railway Area without frontiers, guaranteeing a high level of safety make it work The level "4 th of Railway safety Package" will transform the Agency from a consultative body to an Authority capable of issuing Safety Certifications, Vehicle Authorisations, and of approving technical solutions for ERTMS trackside tenders (by 2019) Slide 5

5 A time line of EU railway regulation European Commission s White paper A strategy for revitalising the Community's railways Rail infrastructure package levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure licensing of railway undertakings Second railway package Interoperability and Safety Directives Establishment of ERA Third railway package Access rights rail freight service from 2007 Opening of the international passenger transport service market from 2010 Interoperability Directive extended to the whole EU Network entity in charge of maintenance (ECM) Fourth railway package Recast of all major railway Directives Single EU wide vehicle authorisation and certification Slide 7

6 Some Success Examples in 10 Years ERA All TSIs and CSMs delivered (in time) national rules collected, now stringent rules reduction programme Tail lamp/sign types reduced down to 2 in TSI Operation ( down to train border stops) Acceptable type of pantographs reduced from 5 to 2(3) in TSI Energy Fire extinguisher types reduced from 25 to 1 Slide 8

7 Reduction of authorisation costs Savings One Stop Shop TSI Scope Extension TSI Open points Cross Acceptance Process harmonisation Cost 7

8 RAILWAY SAFETY

9 Strong Regulatory Safety Culture Understanding and sharing the main objectives Proactively taking responsibility Strong and trusted relationships Communication that works to resolve problems Sharing faults and problems even with competitors and regulators Going beyond blame, to improvement and best practice

10 Safety Structures Permissioning scheme for equipment Permissioning scheme for safety management systems Maintenance scheme for rolling stock (incl. ECMs) Independent Supervision (NSAs) Independent Accident Investigation (NIBs) Independent Assessment Bodies (CSM Risk Assessment) Defined responsibilities in law (cannot subcontract responsibility) Where there is a need for a Common Approach Common Safety Methods Monitoring at a European Level (Commission & Agency) including CSIs and CSTs (NRVs) 10

11 Independent accident investigation body The objective is prevention of accidents and possible improvement of railway safety The investigation body shall investigate serious accidents and might investigation in addition also those accidents and incidents which under slightly different conditions might have let to serious accidents. The investigation body shall, at its discretion, decide whether or not an investigation of such an accident or incident shall be undertaken. In its decision it shall take into account: (a) the seriousness of the accident or incident (b) whether it forms part of a series of accidents or incidents relevant to the system as a whole; (c) its impact on railway safety and (d) requests from infrastructure manager, railway undertakings, safety authority

12 Benefits of a Common Occurrence Reporting system Wider, more robust, data sets and info sources for decisionmaking Essential to plan-do-check-act, SMS and system approach to safety (continual improvement) Provide and support an international tool to support international obligations (all EU transport modes have one) Harmonized data drives harmonized (regulatory) decisionmaking Support development or improvement of company reporting systems and Just Culture

13 INTEROPERABILITY

14 Hierarchical pyramide of régulations Mandatory Voluntary Interop. Directives Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI) European Standards (EN) Essential requirements Subsystems and Interoperability Constituents Presumption of Conformity

15 TSIs generation (whole EU Railway system) Subsystems Transversal Locos and coaches Wagons Tunnels Operation Infrastructure Signalling Energy Accessibility Telematics for freight Telematics for passengers Noise

16 ERTMS

17 ERTMS the backbone for digital rail Technological infrastructure Level 2 centralized control centers Safe architectures Communication Infrastructure Organizational capabilities Contract service management Maintenance Human resources Connected Railway software-enabled evolution Modular architecture Meet challenges ahead: Security, Digitalization, Innovation in competing transport

18 Evolution of radio system threat or opportunity GSM-R will be in operation up to 2030 and beyond. The system is very stable, packet switching for ETCS is introduced, interferences can be managed Does this situation create long term stability or does this block innovation and/or cost reduction? ERA investigates the current and future needs Definition of successor, introduction and migration has to be planned. Functionality, performance, technology, radio spectrum Potential migration scenarios and the economic impact Deliverables and resources have to be planned ERA leads the coordination forum with users and contributors (UIC, ETSI, UNISIG, S2R) The main challenges: Is additional radio spectrum needed and can it be made available What technology can offer sustainability and flexibility What is the optimal migration scenario and window ERA to define solutions and recommendations to legislator and Stakeholders

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