Transcript  Working Party on Rail Transport – 63rd session Geneva, 18 November 2009 EUROPEAN COMMISSION.

 Working Party on Rail
Transport – 63rd session
Geneva, 18 November 2009
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
 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
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 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.
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 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
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 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
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 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.
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 Why an EU action on ERTMS? (1)
EBICAB 700/1000
EBICAB 900
ATB/ATB-NG
ZUB 123
AWS
KHP
TBL
INDUSI/LZB
TVM/KVB
INDUSI/LZB
ASFA/LZB
EVM
EBICAB 700
SIGNUM/ZUB
BACC/RSDD
• Over 20 different speed control systems in
Europe
• 17 different train radio systems
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 Why an EU action on ERTMS? (2)
In the Thalys
cab: 7
signalling
systems sideby-side
Capital cost : +70%
Maintenance cost : +35%
Availability rate : -50%
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 Without ERTMS….
Each additional system installed on a locomotive results in
an exponential increase in…
• Cost of equipping the locomotive
• Number of tests required to demonstrate that all
equipment works safely together
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 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.
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 Benefits of ERTMS
Universal system (line and traffic type)
Increased track capacity and safety
Increased reliability and reduced
journey time
Eurobalise:
a standard
product
Cost decrease (capital, maintenance
and training)
Strengthening of internal market:
removal of cross-border barriers
Export market for European industry
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 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.
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ERTMS
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Corridors:
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6% of the total
network and 20% of
total freight traffic
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
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 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
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Community Contribution
TRANSPORT
Community Contribution
2007-2013
TRANSPORT
network
RAIL network
% rail over
Transport
Regional policy
(ERDF + CF)
84.819
26.154
30,83
TEN-T fund
8.013
5.000
62,40
EIB loans
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Community Contribution
TEN-T
Community Contribution 2007-2013
TEN-T overall
network
TEN-T RAIL network
% rail over
TEN-T
Regional policy
(ERDF + CF)
47.027
21.489
45,70
TEN-T fund
8.013
5.000
62,40
EIB loans
55.000
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TEN-T Priority Projects
Community Contribution 2007-2013
TEN-T PP
TEN-T RAIL PP
% rail over PP
Regional policy
(ERDF + CF)
16.780
12.044
71,78
TEN-T fund
5.400
4.500
83,33
EIB loans
25.000
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 European Deployment Plan
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
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ERTMS European Deployment Plan
2020
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Thank you for your attention
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