Technical and Logistics Committee

Zoetermeer,November 18th, 2011

Imrich Korpanec,Markus Hofmann

• Report CEN TC 256/SC 1

• Directive TSI CEN standard

• OTM Task Force progress report

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Technical and Logistics Committee

Technical and Logistics Committee

Reports CEN TC 256/SC 1Plenary session Funchal, 07.10.2011

New:3 year time-frame for the development of ENs, TRs and TSs

9 month Tolerance Request

CEN TC 256/SC 1 working groups

+ SG 11 Track Gauge

Secretariat Report•Management overview

• 83 working items• 59 published standards • 15 draft standards projects approved

•Structure of Working Groups • Title & scope• Convenor & secretary

•Full list of published standards

CEN TC 256/SC 1

Published Standards

13 standards shall be applied by contractors, dealing with track machines (WG 5), welding (WG 4), safety (WG 39), qualification of contractors (WG 34) and partly trackwork acceptance (WG 21)In general, standards are in voluntary domain but those declared by EC as “harmonized” consist parts which are mandatory under the European legislationA Harmonised Standard provides a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of Directives

CEN TC 256/SC 1

New work items: EN 14587-1:2007/FprA1 – Flash butt welding of rails

(WG 4) New prEN xxxxx-z - Ultrasonic testing in track (WG 4) prEN xxxxx-4 – Safety protection on the track during

work – Part 4: Safety barriers“ (WG 39)

Extension of remit for “Track maintenance machines” for alignment of EN Standard with TSI (WG 5)

Extension of the deadline for “Safety of the staff working on the track” by the end 2012 (WG 39)

CEN TC 256/SC 1Items relevant to contractors (1)

Other items:• Formal Vote on the final draft FprEN 13231-3 – Acceptance of works – Part 3: Acceptance of re-profiling rails in track" (WG 21)

• CEN Enquiry on the draft prEN 13231-4 - Acceptance of works – Part 4: Acceptance of re-profiling rails in switches and crossings“ (WG21)

Recently completed standards:EN 13848-1+A1:2008 – Characterization of track geometryEN 13848-2 – Measuring system – Track recording vehicles EN 13848-3 – Measuring system – track construction and maintenance machines EN 13848-5+A1:2010 – Geometric quality levels – Plain line

CEN TC 256/SC 1Items relevant to contractors (2)

CEN TC 256/SC 1Items relevant to contractors (3)

Decision in agreement with the proposal of EFRTC/Chairman WG 5 to review EN14033 parts 1, 2 and 3 to:

a) Check alignment of the three documents

b) Take advantage of experience gained in using the documents to date, including identification of missing requirements

c) Align part 1 with Railway Interoperability Directive

Decision to launch formal inquiry for revision of EN 114 969 Qualification system for track work contractors in 2012 subject to positive responses from NM

CEN TC 256/SC 1

New appointments

• Mr. H.L.G. van den TWEEL (NL) Convenor of CEN/TC 256/SC 1/ WG 39 “Safety protection on track during work“

• Mr. Mike JAMES (UK) Convenor of CEN/TC 256/SC 1/ WG 5 “Track construction and maintenance machines”

• Takes note of information provided• Agrees with EFRTC participation in WG 5

in line with the OTM remit• Encourage EFRTC members to contact MS

for seeking positive voting for the revision of EN 14 969

The EFRTC General Meeting

Technical and Logistics Committee

Directive TSI CEN standard

Directive TSI CEN standard

Directive TSI CEN standard

DIRECTIVE Interoperability

DIRECTIVE

TSILoc and Pas

Interoperability

Directive TSI CEN standard

DIRECTIVE

TSILoc and Pas

Interoperability

Directive TSI CEN standard

Railway applications - Track –

Railbound construction and maintenance machines

DIRECTIVE

TSI

STANDARD

Loc and Pas

Interoperability

Directive TSI CEN standard

Railway applications - Track –

Railbound construction and maintenance machines

DIRECTIVE

TSI

STANDARD

Loc and Pas

Interoperability

Directive TSI CEN standard

OTM Task Force

Technical and Logistics Committee

OTM Task Force progress report

Markus HofmannChairman

OTM Task Force

OTM Task Force set up at the joint

EFRTC-UNIFE meeting on 03.05.2011

EFRTC General Meeting in Zurich approved•Final version of EFRTC position paper

and•Remit for joint EFRTC/UNIFE Task Force

OTM Task Force met twice: •Frankfurt on 20.07.2011•Brussels on 14.10.2011

OTM Task Force

PRESENT in Frankfurt 20.07.2011CHAINE Guillaume, ETF, FranceFURIO Nicolas, UNIFE, BelgiumGÖGGEL Tobias, Cemafer/Geismar, Germany/FranceHARTMANN Michael, Kirow AG, GermanyHOFMANN Markus, LHW, Chairman, GermanyKORPANEC Imrich, EFRTC, FranceMANHARD Matthias Sersa- Group, Switzerland,MESSERLI Franz, Matisa, Co-Chairman, SwitzerlandPETZ Michael, Robel, Germany/Austria URLINGS Jo, EFRTC, The Netherlands

APOLOGIES:TON Barend, Strukton, the NetherlandsBERTOZZI Pierpaolo, CFL, ItalyHAYNES Stephen, Colas Rail, UKSANTOS Fernando, Somafel, PortugalTESOURO Oscar, ComsaEmte, Spain

OTM Task Force

• Kick off meeting • Presentation of EFRTC position paper • Roundtable discussion

• On remit for clarification of the objectives, tasks and procedures

• Exchange of opinions • Of participants experience on OTM

• Discussion on next steps• Conclusions & Actions

Frankfurt meeting

OTM Task Force

• Manufacturing industry • Draft a list of critical items September 2011

• EFRTC Secretary General• Address letter to Chairman of CEN TC

256/SC1

for support in harmonizing issues in EN 14033

August 2011

• UNIFE and EFRTC• Contact ERA for informal meeting

at involving OTM Task Force directly into the process of drafting TSI

Conclusions & Actions

OTM Task Force

PRESENT in Brussels 14.09.2011TON Barend, Strukton, The NetherlandsCHAINE Guillaume, ETF, FranceHARTMANN Michael, Kirow AG, GermanyHOFMANN Markus, LHW, Chairman, GermanyKORPANEC Imrich, EFRTC, FranceMANHART Matthias, Sersa- Group, Switzerland,MESSERLI Franz, Matisa, Co-Chairman, SwitzerlandTESOURO Oscar, ComsaEmte, SpainPETZ Michael, Robel, Germany/AustriaPOLO Alice, UNIFE, Belgium TOUZALIN Daniel, VosslohURLINGS Jo, EFRTC, The Netherlands

APOLOGIESBERTOZZI Pierpaolo, CFL, ItalyGÖGGEL Tobias, Cemafer/Geismar, Germany/FranceHAYNES Stephen, Colas Rail, UK

OTM Task Force

• Information UNIFE on TSI revision workshop 08.09.2011

• Information on OTM CEN TC 256/SC1 plenary meeting 07.10.2011

• List of critical issues based on comparison TSI Loc & Pas

and EN14033• Further actions with regard to

ERA and /or/NSA

Brussels meeting

OTM Task Force

Mr. Franz Messerli, Matisa presented:• EN 14033-1 is equal to TSI specifications• Consistence for EN 14033-1 and TSI referring to the same standards• Components covered by TSI and some other harmonized standards are missing in EN 14 033-1 • TSI and EN 14033-1 show partly weak or even strong discrepancies

Comparison TSI Loc & Pas with EN 14033

OTM Task Force

Agreement on • OTM authorisation has to be kept voluntary

for time being • EN 14033 is best basis for developing mutual acceptance by NSA • Check the bilateral agreements for OTM• Proposal of alignment EN 14033 by CEN WG 5 as harmonised standard, but timetable available for TSI revision is short for them• Decision to take actions to identify the critical items for TSI revision in the time schedule adopted by ERA by Task Force

OTM Task Force

Conclusions & Actions (1)

• Detailed comparison of TSI and EN 14033 cannot be done by internal resources of UNIFE and EFRTC

• Chapter 4 TSI Loc & Pas shall be analyzed point with regard to its applicability to OTM and a detailed critical comparison of each item of EN 14033 with chapter 4 TSI Loc & Pas shall be performed

OTM Task Force

Conclusions & Actions (2)

• Call for proposal with detail remit drafted by EFRTC by end of the October 2011

• A consultant shall be selected to perform the work by the end of the year

by 15 November 2011

(5 pre-selected companies/consultants approached)

OTM Task Force

Conclusions & Actions (3)• In addition to previous agreement

• existing bilateral/multilateral agreements shall be checked with regard to OTM

• Work will be carried out by members of

Task Force • For this purpose UNIFE provided

EFRTC with matrix of bilateral agreements

OTM Task ForceBilateral Agreements

List of supporting documents with links

Frankfurt meeting, 20.07.2011• Minutes/ Conclusions• A1-A6 Appendices – EFRTC presentation & position paper, TSI Loc&Pas, OTM v3, ERA D29 guidelines

EFRTC/UNIFE conference call, 17.08.11• Minutes with conclusions for approaching ERA/EC

Brussels meeting, 14.10.2011• Minutes/ Conclusions• UNIFE workshop 08.09.2011 – all presentations• First comparison TSI & CEN standards, Matisa presentation – Mr Messerli• EN 14 033, part 1 – last version - harmonised standard• EFRTC remit for consultant

OTM Task Force

The EFRTC General Meeting

• Takes note of the information provided including the conclusions of progress report

• Agrees with the proposed OTM actions as presented