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Railway Safety Interoperability Role of the European Railway Agency

Summary. The European Commission has set up regulatory conditions to make a single European railway transport market work.These conditions are governed by EU policy in the field ofInteroperabilitySafetyThe European Railway Agency is an instrument for the implementation of this policyItself part of the overall EU transport policyNational Safety Authorities and national investigation bodies are the other

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Railway Safety Interoperability Role of the European Railway Agency

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    1. Railway Safety & Interoperability Role of the European Railway Agency 22 September 2009

    2. Summary The European Commission has set up regulatory conditions to make a single European railway transport market work. These conditions are governed by EU policy in the field of Interoperability Safety The European Railway Agency is an instrument for the implementation of this policy Itself part of the overall EU transport policy National Safety Authorities and national investigation bodies are the other “key” introduced by EU legislation The presentation attempts to provide some keys for understanding the present and envisaging the future

    3. Interoperability : Simple idea, complex rules Safety & interoperability

    4. Interoperability for intramodal competition

    5. Interoperability for intermodal competition

    6. Why did the EU take action ? STM study was provided to the Commission in the course of the preparation of the 2001/16 Directive (interoperability for the conventional rail system)STM study was provided to the Commission in the course of the preparation of the 2001/16 Directive (interoperability for the conventional rail system)

    7. Interoperability Directives : Goals & Means

    8. What do TSIs achieve ? Target situation has improved, but …

    9. ERTMS : ENFANT TERRIBLE Interoperability & Safety

    10. What is ERTMS ? ERTMS = European Railway Traffic Management System ERTMS consists in ETCS : cab signalling GSM-R : cellular radio ETML (in preparation) : European Traffic Management Layer A unique system for Europe, aiming at unified operational rules A leader on the world market : no international tender eschews ERTMS

    11. Agency Tasks related to ERTMS Change Control Management Achieved : procedure referred to by CCS TSIs, chapter 7 Achieved : 3 Working Parties are active Proactive release planning Achieved : consolidated planning, until 2012 Cooperation with National Safety Authorities Installed : Focus Group on ERTMS Objective : Obtain NSA endorsement to Agency recommendations, especially : improved cross-acceptance Cooperation with NB-Rail (network of Notified Bodies)

    12. Safety : myths, facts, And the policy Interoperability & Safety

    13. Myths… and facts Myth # 1 : Rail is the safest mode Yes, but watch out Myth # 2 : When rail is not safe, blame it on others You may, but it won’t help the business Myth # 3 : Rail liberalisation is hazardous to safety Sorry, no evidence… and “liberalisation” ? “deregulation”!

    14. Myth # 1 : Rail is Safest, but don’t be complacent ! Needs refreshNeeds refresh

    15. Myth # 2 : Blame accidents on others ?

    16. Myth # 3 : Liberalisation is hazardous Overview over forty years suggests a very general downward trend, not to be put in relation with recent political changes. Reasons for overall safety improvement would deserve in-depth study. By the way, there is no apparent East/West gradient.Overview over forty years suggests a very general downward trend, not to be put in relation with recent political changes. Reasons for overall safety improvement would deserve in-depth study. By the way, there is no apparent East/West gradient.

    17. Principles of Safety Directive From Directive 2004/49, Art. 4.1: Member States shall ensure that railway safety is generally maintained … [“GAME” principle ?] …and, where reasonably practicable, continuously improved … [“ASFARP” principle ?] …and giving priority to the prevention of serious accidents. [“Make no headlines” principle ?] Member States shall ensure that safety rules are laid down, applied and enforced in an open and non-discriminatory manner, fostering the development of a single European rail transport system

    18. Interoperability & Safety , a coherent whole

    19. National safety Authorities Safety & Interoperability

    20. National Safety Authorities : duties

    21. NSA : Status Based on activity reports 2007 : Variable task assortment About 40 % also have strategic and/or market regulation tasks About 15 % also incorporate « national investigation body » unit (functionally independent) Staffing : from 10 to 155 Exception : EBA (Germany), 1300 staff No clear correlation with task list or railway activities ? Situation quickly evolves, figures are not quite significant Understanding of tasks may vary considerably Network of NSAs and peer reviews are of great importance

    22. THE EUROPEAN RAILWAY AGENCY Safety & Interoperability

    23. Agencies of the European Community

    24. Agency Staff

    25. Organisation chart of the Agency

    26. Working Parties and Networks Use the compound slide including the RISC process (to be sent by JCP)Use the compound slide including the RISC process (to be sent by JCP)

    27. Registers & Databases: ERADIS Interoperability documents (EC declarations, authorisation of putting in service, national vehicle registers, infrastructure and rolling stock registers, etc…) Safety database (licences, safety certificates, national rules, investigation reports, statistics…) ERADIS [ERA database for interoperability and safety], IOP on website from Dec 2009 (Safety part already there) After 1/1/2010, docs submitted to Agency will be submitted to ERADIS “Placing into service” docs for fixed installations, EC declarations (subsystems, constituents). Vehicles type register database will contain the “authorisations to place into service” rolling stock.

    28. Agency Premises

    29. Transverse activities Role of the Agency

    30. The future – Completion of the Target System

    31. Where does Cross Acceptance Fit?

    32. Economic Evaluation in a workflow

    33. From technical roots up to the end customer Note : standards are, as a principle, of voluntary application. Abiding by EU harmonized standards however provides the presumption of conformity with essential requirements, which is of high value. Parts of EN standards are mandated through TSIs, if need be.Note : standards are, as a principle, of voluntary application. Abiding by EU harmonized standards however provides the presumption of conformity with essential requirements, which is of high value. Parts of EN standards are mandated through TSIs, if need be.

    34. More information ?

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