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INTEROPERABILITY & Cross Acceptance. Paul Maas Inspector. Interoperability. Goals ( high level ): easier authorisation process : less national rules (and clearer) less time consuming (and clearer) less costs (single test when possible) more predictable delivery of PITS
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INTEROPERABILITY &Cross Acceptance Paul Maas Inspector
Interoperability • Goals (high level): • easier authorisation process: • less national rules (and clearer) • less time consuming (and clearer) • less costs (single test when possible) • more predictable delivery of PITS • and keeping the same safety-level (at least)
Interoperability • GOALS (lower level): • Harmonisation of rules (Ministries and NSA) • Harmonisation of rules and hardware (IM) • Transparent rules (no changes/derogations) • Sharing the workload is possible (for NSA’s and NoBo/DeBo’s) • Testing as much as possible in test centre/simulation
Cross Acceptance • HISTORY • Basis for CA starts in project at end 90’s but without legal basis • Task Force Interoperability (TFI: NSA’s of DACHINL) founder of complete system in 2007 with legal basis by MoU on 07 June 2007 (Luxembourg) • In 2006 bilateral agreement Germany – France for HS passenger trains based on the same principals • 2008 ERA and NSA decide for CA in Europe • 2009 EC decides for ERA task in CA
Cross Acceptance • Today's situation: • DACHINL 07-06-2007 MoU • D – F agreement 2006 and update 2008, renewal 2010? • BeNeFLuCh MoU on 22-12-2008 • French agreements with Spain, Italy and Portugal • Luxemburg and Belgium project with Germany (running) • GIG with mid-south Europe • GIG with the Nordic and Germany • The Netherlands project with Check Republic (almost ready and now incorporating Germany) • The Netherlands project with Poland (starting up and extending with ERA to NePoCSkALiG means they don’t waite)
TSI’s and ERA • Cross Acceptance needed as intermediate for TSI’s and for existing rolling stock (in the next decades) • TSI’s not complete (still: open points, interpretable!, no clear definitions, derogation possible) • When we don’t close this system soon and keep it closed it will be worse • (in 5 or 10 years) then today's situation! • (duty for ERA, NOBO’s, Manufacturer, RO and NSA’s)
TSI’s and ERA • ERA plans and pace doesn’t fit most NSA’s/IM’s so • planning must be agreed • Ministries have to realise that what is agreed they can handle in the ministry and at level of NSA/IM (personnel (number and knowledge) and for the cost) • Decision making in ERA not (always) clear or transparant
Infrastucture Manager • What is effectively done by them in the last years to improve the Interoperability??? • Did they clean up the rules? • Did they make all the rules transparent? • Did they harmonise anything? • Is there a converge in hardware? • Exception: some IM’s because of ERTMS corridor!
Manufacturers • The (bigger) manufacturers started to use Cross Acceptance where possible (with good help of IRL-database) • In every new RS-project better and more! • The manufacturers are (often) too optimistic in their planning (problems seem to arise at end of process, with the pressure on…) • For the TSI CCS EVERY ERTMS-manufacturer built there own simulation centre of a specific track! (€ x106) Improvement: bring costs down heavily by organising that simulations (also remote) can be used on each others simulation- and test centres! Next projects: - help yourself and NSA’s to make clear what is or is not covered by TSI’s and – make the translation in English
Railway Undertaking • RU’s have already profited from Cross Acceptance and will even more in next future • RU’s have to realise that TSI’s have to be fulfilled: NO MORE interpretations and DEROGATIONS! (from 2day on!!) • RU together with Manufacturer responsible for realistic project planning
NSA’s • Some NSA’s have invested heavily in Cross Acceptance • Some have done (almost next to) nothing • Some NSA’s/Ministries even make more and new rules! • Some NSA’s mostly unpredictable planning (depending on responsible employee; changes in staff, new questions, other questions, etc) • In some countries NSA-personnel self-responsible!
NSA’s • Some ministries accept unknown UNSAFETY! by directly accepting authorised RS from an other country (IM does infracompatibility check without involvement NSA) • More NSA’s have so little budget that it isn’t possible anymore to act properly (task ministry?) • In the next 2-5 years (probably) all NSA have to face a big staff cut down (20 to 40%)
NSA’s and Ministeries • No Harmonisation yet for: • Process for technical checking (NOBO/DEBO or NSA) • Process for application • Cost for PITS (from € 250,- up to > € 100.000, - for same RS-type!)
All Parties • Whe have done a lot of work, but • There is still a lot to do! • For EVERYBODY!!
All Parties • Questions? • When done: thank you for your attention!