Working Party on Rail Transport – 63rd session Geneva, 18 November 2009

EUROPEANCOMMISSION

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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 capacityHow ?• 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)

ATB/ATB-NG

AWS

TBL

TVM/KVB

ASFA/LZB

EBICAB 700

SIGNUM/ZUB

BACC/RSDD

EBICAB 700/1000

EBICAB 900

ZUB 123

KHP

INDUSI/LZB

INDUSI/LZB

EVM

• Over 20 different speed control systems in Europe• 17 different train radio systems

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Capital cost : +70%

Maintenance cost : +35%

Availability rate : -50%

In the Thalys cab: 7 signalling systems side- by-side

Why an EU action on ERTMS? (2)

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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

Without ERTMS….

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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.

Without ERTMS….

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Eurobalise: a standard product

Cost decrease (capital, maintenance and training)

Increased track capacity and safety

Export market for European industry

Increased reliability and reduced journey time

Strengthening of internal market: removal of cross-border barriers

Benefits of ERTMS

Universal system (line and traffic type)

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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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. Corridor A: Rotterdam-Genoa. Corridor B: Stockholm-Naples . Corridor C: Antwerp-Basel-Lyon

6% of the total network and 20% of total freight traffic

ERTMS Corridors: bringing all actors on board

. 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 corridors2020 : main freight hubs linked to the corridorsEU-funded projects : mandatory ERTMSEntry into force – 1 September 2009

ERTMS European Deployment Plan 2020

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Thank you for your attention