17 November 2010

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INTEROPERABILITY &Cross Acceptance

Paul MaasInspector

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!