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European Commission's Initiatives for Railway Legislation and ERTMS Implementation

This document discusses the European Commission's efforts in implementing railway legislation and the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) to improve safety, efficiency, and interoperability in rail transport.

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European Commission's Initiatives for Railway Legislation and ERTMS Implementation

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  1. Working Party on Rail Transport – 63rd session Geneva, 18 November 2009 EUROPEANCOMMISSION

  2. European Commission Initiating and implementing railway legislation Competition rules: Merger Control, State Aid Safety and Interoperabilty External Relations Analysis and market observation Financing infrastructure Research

  3. Simplification of Railway Legislation • Now in effect: 8 different directives on market access. Adopted since 1991 • Updating, simpliying, clarifying and precising • Financial stability and investment framework • Access to terminals, charging rules • Reinforcing cooperation of different regulators, infrastructure managers and railway undertakings across borders.

  4. Infringements • Objective: Fair Market access • Lack of independence of infrastructure manager in relation to (incumbent) railway undertakings • Lack of performance incentives – performance schemes, cost management and charges according to market can bear • Rail regulator: lack of powers, lack of independence • Formal notice of June 2008 to 24 Member States and constructive dialogue with Member States • Reasoned opinion to 21 Member States in October 2009

  5. Commission as a complaint body • No complaints 1991 – 2004 • Calculation of full costs for infrastructure use • Certification of train driver schools • Access to sidings: unfavourable access times and user charges • Too strong role of incumbent in taffic control centres • ‘re-homologation’ of locos already homologated in another Member State

  6. What is ERTMS? • ETCS - Train Control System • Ensures adequate safety margin between trains • Increases line capacity • How ? • Speed limits transmitted from track to train • Driver’s screen shows permitted maximum speed • On-board computer stops the train if the speed limit is exceeded.

  7. EBICAB 700/1000 EBICAB 900 ZUB 123 ATB/ATB-NG KHP AWS INDUSI/LZB TBL INDUSI/LZB TVM/KVB EVM ASFA/LZB EBICAB 700 SIGNUM/ZUB BACC/RSDD Why an EU action on ERTMS? (1) • Over 20 different speed control systems in Europe • 17 different train radio systems

  8. Why an EU action on ERTMS? (2) In the Thalys cab: 7 signalling systems side- by-side Capital cost : +70% Maintenance cost : +35% Availability rate : -50%

  9. Without ERTMS…. • Each additional system installed on a locomotive results in anexponential increasein… • Cost of equipping the locomotive • Number of tests required to demonstrate that all equipment works safely together

  10. Without ERTMS…. • Today a foreign locomotive needs 3 to 5 years to obtain safety approval – why? • Existing signalling systems are incompatible • Safety approval is needed for each and every type of locomotive.

  11. Costdecrease (capital, maintenance and training) Increased track capacity and safety Export market for European industry Increased reliability and reduced journey time Strengthening of internal market: removal of cross-border barriers Universal system (line and traffic type) Benefits of ERTMS Eurobalise: a standard product

  12. ERTMS: what is the situation today? • Over 3.400 km in service (freight, passenger, mixed traffic; high speed, conventional) in Europe • High satisfaction of users (performance, ergonomic aspects for drivers) • Interoperability between different manufacturers achieved in the framework of different projects.

  13. 6% of the total network and 20% of total freight traffic ERTMS Corridors: bringing all actors on board • Corridor A: Rotterdam-Genoa • Corridor B: Stockholm-Naples • Corridor C: Antwerp-Basel-Lyon • Corridor D: Valencia-Lyon-Ljubljana-Budapest • Corridor E: Dresden-Prague-Budapest • Corridor F: Aachen-Berlin-Warsaw-Terespol

  14. ERTMS Corridors • Ensuring the coordination of activities at an early stage • Reaping the benefits of interoperability earlier • Increasing capacity and competitiveness • Corridors focus on three types of measure: • Eliminating infrastructure bottlenecks • Deploying ERTMS • Harmonising operational rules

  15. Community Contribution

  16. Community Contribution

  17. 2015 : requirements to equip substantial parts of corridors • 2020 : main freight hubs linked to the corridors • EU-funded projects : mandatory ERTMS • Entry into force – 1 September 2009 European Deployment Plan

  18. ERTMS European Deployment Plan 2020

  19. Thank you for your attention

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