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Review of key decisions from the 4th PRIME meeting for ERTMS implementation, financing strategies, and technical assistance programs to achieve an interoperable Core Network by 2030. Explore the breakthrough program principles and funding opportunities under the CEF Program.
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ERTMS:specifications, deployment, financing The 4th meeting of PRIME:the High Level Group of Infrastructure Managers Madrid – 24 October2014 Patrizio Grillo Acting HoU, Single European rail area DG MOVE – European Mobility Network
ERTMS and TEN-T: Coordinator's Work plan The Work Plan will be submitted by the end of 2015, including: • the Breakthrough program • An implementation report and proposals for actions to achieve an interoperable Core Network by 2030
Key principles of the breakthrough program: • Users first” and not “Designers first” approach • Running everywhere in Europe • Focus on deployment, operation and maintenance • Cost reduction • Quicker and cheaper authorisation processes
Set of actions for achieving an interoperable Core Network by 2030 • by end 2015: revised deployment plan • by end 2015: stable specifications • by end 2016: interoperable and compliant infrastructure • by end 2016: clear regulatory framework
Specifications management: the next release of baseline 3 • 100 Change Requests submitted to ERA have been analysed: • 50% error corrections+50% enhancements • Priority: errors + some enhancements • ERA draft proposal: 50 change requests to be solved within one year • To be discussed in the ERTMS Working Group and RISC at the beginning of November
ERTMS and CEF • The first CEF Call was launched in September, deadline for applications 26 February 2015 • ERTMS is covered by funding objective 1 of the multi-annual call • More information: http://inea.ec.europa.eu/en/cef/cef_transport/apply_for_funding/cef_transport_call_for_proposals_2014.htm
CEF Program Support Action 1: Study on innovative financing • Call launched in June, contract to be signed soon • Aims to develop market based solutions for innovative financing of ERTMS deployment: • on the ground: public-private partnership (PPPs) • on-board: analysis of existing national schemes • on-board and on the ground: a new TEN-T corridor-specific business model.
CEF Program Support Action 2: Technical assistance for ERTMS deployment along the core corridors • Call launched in August, contract to be signed before the end of 2014 • Three domains of technical assistance: • deployment programme management, coordination, cooperation, information • technical assistance and follow-up of EU funded projects • economic assistance. • More information: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/facts-fundings/tenders/doc/specifications/2014/s161-288265-specifications.pdf