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Annual Report2015

Belgorail

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P4 Foreword by the Chairman of the Board of Directors

P5 Introduction by the Managing Director

P6 Team

P7 Organisation Chart

P8 History

P10 Recent key events

P12 Corporate information

P14 Figures

P16 Main contracts

P18 Outlook and new partnerships

P19 Customers in 2015

P20 Contact information

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F O R E W O R D B Y T H E C H A I R M A N O F T H E B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

Belgorail passed the milestone

of ten years.

Today Belgorail is able to offer its clients a comprehensive service, both fully integrated and

multi-country.

The context in which evolves the company has continued to change in 2015: the geopolitical

context has evolved, the market of activities in which the company operates is becoming

increasingly competitive. In Belgium, a delay in the implementation of the infrastructure

projects is observed. At the international level, the drop in oil prices led to a delay or a partial

or complete stop of investments in many countries.

Despite these changes, the information and figures you find in this report demonstrate the

good health of Belgorail and the perspectives it continues to offer for the future.

However, in order to further strengthen its position in response to these changes, the Board of

Directors is preparing a strategy to be adopted by the company, an exercise that will finalised

in 2016.

Good reading.

Daniel Derochette, Chairman of the Board of Directors

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Daniel Derochette, Chairman

Yves Carels, Vice-Chairman

Peter Van Gaelen, Director

Jan Renneboog, Director

Marc Van Overmeire, Director

Marco Croon, Director

Jacky Bocquet, Secretary

Composition

of the Board

of Directors

in 2015

Small increase in turnover in 2015,

Belgorail start activities in Spain.

The company is still growing in 2015. We obtained important contracts in the framework of the installation

of ERTMS in Belgium which enforces the mid term future objectives.

The creation and installation of a subsidiary in Madrid (Spain) is an important step in our international

development. The market reacts positively and a number of important contracts have been signed

already.

Financially spoken, the net profit of our company is smaller than the previous years due to an increased

competition inducing a high pressure on the selling prices.

Belgorail’s goal is to be a benchmark Certification, inspection and Testing Body in the field of Railways

and other Guided Transport Systems capable of covering all regulatory provisions coming from European

Directives and other legal requirements on Rail Interoperability and Safety.

This result can only be achieved by always factoring in our key quality objectives which are :

• Ensure rigour and impartiality in our methods

• Avoid any conflict of interest

• Guarantee confidentiality on information provided to us in the framework of our

assessments

• Ensure that our certificates are recognised internationally, in particular through

compliance with the normative documents and standards applicable to our

activities as an Inspection and Certification Body

In this context, and in order to develop and retain a sufficient volume of activities to sustain our business,

the company wishes to extend its services in a number of European countries as well as in countries

outside EU which are voluntarily applying the provisions of European legislation on transport.

The company also continues to position itself as a provider of combined services, incorporating both

certification and inspection missions in accordance with European rules or applicable national rules, and

the organisation of tests to verify technical compatibility of rolling stock with infrastructure.

We remain ever more confident as we continue with the process of our company’s business development.

We hope that you will find this fourth annual report useful and informative.

Jean-Marc Dupas, Managing Director

I N T R O D U C T I O N B Y T H E M A N A G I N G D I R E C T O R

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T E A M

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GEOFFREY ANDRE

Signaling Engineer

Infrastructure & Rolling Stock

Assessment

FRANCE PUTZ

Management Assistant

MIGUEL LOPEZ HERNANDEZETCS Signaling Project Manager

Infrastructure & Rolling Stock Assessment

CHRISTIAN SERE Head of Testing Department &Rolling Stock Project Manager

RIA SPIESSENS

Administration & ICT Manager

AURELIE LIBOTTE

Safety Engineer


Assessment

BENOIT MAENHOUTSenior Safety Engineer

Infrastructure & Rolling Stock Assessment

GLENN VAN HOORDE

Test CoordinatorTesting Department

LAURENCE PERRENOUD

Accountant

MARTA CARVAJAL

Branch

Director

VINCENT STRYCKMANS

Technical Manager

Infrastructure Assessment

BENOIT GUIOSTSignaling Project CoordinatorInfrastructure & Rolling Stock

Assessment

BART TIELSQuality Assistant

Engineer Expert for Energy

ERIC VANDERELST

Project Manager

Safety Assessment

ANDREA MARCHIProject Manager

Rolling Stock Assessment

FRANCIS PARMENTIERQuality Manager

Technical Manager ECM & Safety Assessment

BENOIT MASSON

Technical Manager


FRANCOISE COLLART

Project Assistant

GIULIO ZAMBORLINIProject Manager


ARNAUD ROYER

Signaling Project Manager


Assessment

O R G A N I S A T I O N C H A R T

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Workshops

Quality

Manager

Quality

Assistant

Project Managers (10)

ECM Certification

and WorkshopsTests

Inspection Safety

Assessment

Technical Experts (200)

Technical Managers (4)

Rolling

StockSignaling Energy Infra-

structureTests ISA

Quality Management System Auditors

Administration

& ICTQuality

Head of

AdministrationAccounts

Project

Assistant

Executive

Assistant

Certification Committee

Managing Director

Board of Directors

Advisory Committee

Branch in

Spain

ECM CSM-RA

Certification

and Technical Audit

Organisation Chart

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H I S T O R Y

History of Belgorail

The European directives on the inter—

operability of rail transport enacted in the

early 2000’s provided for the introduction

of independent bodies with responsibility for

inspecting and certifying that rolling stock

and infrastructure installations meet the

technical specifications for interoperability

and the standards adopted by the European

Commission.

It was in this context that BELGORAIL was

established by three partners, namely

VINCOTTE, AGORIA and TRANSURB

TECHNIRAIL, and has become a key player

in the railway sector which has undergone

and is continuing to undergo major changes,

in particular following its liberalisation.

Since then, the company’s role has involved

verifying that the rolling stock used by

the various rail operators as well as rail

infrastructures is conform to the applicable

technical requirements.

Since it was founded in June 2004, BELGORAIL

has undergone rapid growth. In January

2005 it rapidly grew. By ministerial decree,

Notified Body status to assess the compliance

of interoperability constituents and appraise

the EC procedure for verification of the

parts of the trans-European conventional

rail system (directive 2001/16/EC), as well

as the status of Designated Body for the

verification of the correct application of

national technical requirements in Belgium,

for both conventional and high-speed rail.

In addition, in May 2007, it was granted, also

by ministerial decree, Notified Body status

to assess the compliance of interoperability

constituents and appraise the EC procedure

for verification of the parts of the trans-

European high-speed rail system (directive

96/48/EC).

In December 2010 Belgorail was awarded the

status of Notified Body in the framework of

Railway Interoperability Directive 2008/57/

EC repealing and replacing the previous

Interoperability Directives 96/48/EC on

high-speed systems and 2001/16/EC on

conventional rail systems.

Also in 2010, SPF Mobilité et Transports

confirmed the prolongation of Belgorail’s

status as a Designated Body under Art. 22 of

the law of 26 January 2010 on Rail System

Interoperability.

In March 2011, Belgorail became officially

recognised at Belgian and European level as a

Notified Body for the Certification of Entities in

Charge of Maintenance (ECM) in accordance

with the Memorandum of 14/05/2009, the

Royal Decree of 21 December 2010 relative

to Entities in Charge of Maintenance and

European Regulation 445/2011/EU.

PROJECT DIABOLO, ZAVENTEM

© Johan Dehon - INFRABEL

*Registration 335-PROD with BELAC

** Registration 335-INSP with BELAC

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In 2011, the company subsequently

obtained the status of Designated Body in

Luxembourg for verification of compliance

with the National Notified Technical Rules

in the absence of Technical Specifications

for Interoperability or derogations, and is

thereby authorised to assess conformity of

conventional railway subsystems and high

speed subsystems in accordance with the

applicable National Technical Rules.

The corresponding provisions were the subject

of a Ministerial Decree dated 22 August 2011

approving Belgorail as a Competent Body in

the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

On 17 July 2012, EPSF (French Public Railway

Safety Authority) approved Belgorail as

a Qualified Body to assess the design and

production of new or substantially modified

rail systems and subsystems in accordance

with the provisions of the Decree of 21

December 2007. The approval relates to the

following subsystems: control-command and

signalling, rolling stock, infrastructure and

energy.

The company has also been recognised

since September 2013 as a Competent Body

in India for performing Independent Safety

Assessment (ISA) missions in the field of

Rail Transport and Signalling Systems by the

Indian Ministry of Transport (RDSO).

In Algeria, Belgorail obtained in January 2014

the quality of Approved Qualified Body for

the assessment of the safety for the guided

transport of people according to the provisions

of Executive Decree No. 11-359 of October 19,

2011 laying down the safety requirements for

the guided transport of people.

H I S T O R Y

Belgorail started the development of its

activities in Spain in the second half of 2012.

On September 25, 2014, the Directorate

General of Railways of the Ministry of

Transport and Public Works recognised

Belgorail as certification body in charge

of conformity assessment of rolling

stock relative to Technical Homologation

Specifications (ETH) in Spain.

Belgorail is also officially recognised as a

Safety Assessment Body and is Designated

Body to perform the verification according

to applicable national rules in Spain.

The company is therefore able to offer all

certification activities required in connection

with the commissioning of railway subsystems

in Spain.

From its creation Belgorail has sought to

meet the requirements imposed on rail

system certification and inspection bodies

at both national and international level.

These requirements are those applicable to

notified bodies, approved bodies operating

in a national framework and product

inspection and certification bodies.

Belgorail has an accreditation* for the

certification of products since December 11,

2007. The scope of this accreditation has

been expanded over the years to support the

current recognitions of Belgorail as Notified

Body, as ECM certification body and their

equivalent at OTIF level.

The company has also an accreditation**

since June 17, 2014 confirming the company’s

competence in the areas of the assessment of

risk management process (CSM-RA according

to regulation 402/2013/EU on the adoption of

a common safety method) and ISA inspection

activities (Independent Safety Assessor).

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Belgorail structures the development

of its activities in Spain.

Development started in the 2nd

semester of 2012 by installing a local

representative.

The first activities were performed in 2013

and a number of quotations were issued ,

not only as notified body , but also for the

certification in the framework of ECM and

as ISA.

Since then, a number of important steps have

been set to obtain the necessary recognitions

and to position the company on the Spanish

market.

The General Railway Directorate of the

Ministry of Transport and Public Works has

recognized Belgorail as certification body

for the evaluation of the conformity of the

rolling stock with respect to the technical

Homologation specifications (ETH).

The Spanish Government also recognized

Belgorail as Designated Body for the

verification of the applicable national rules

in those cases where Technical Specifications

on Interoperability are not available or in

case of derogations- in the framework of

conformity assessment of railway subsystems

in infrastructure and energy.

As a consequence of that recognition,

Belgorail is allowed to perform the complete

assessment of subsystems on basis of the

Technical Specifications for Interoperability

(CE conformity assessment) taken as well the

national technical rules into account.

Following two years and a half of activities,

during which Belgorail gained some

recognition on the market and got his first

orders, it was decided to structure the

development of the activities and to create

a subsidiary.

This subsidiary named “Belgorail SA,

Sucursal en España“ was officially

installed on July, 30, 2015 in Madrid and

is today fully operational. Mrs. Marta

Cavajal is responsable for the operational

management.

Miguel Lopez was engaged in October 2015

as project leader and signaling expert. The

offices of the subsidiary are located in the

Tour Europe in the commercial center of

Madrid.

The establishment of a subsidiary was well

perceived by the market and allows to

strengthen the local development character

of activities with Spanish identity and to

approach closer the companies active on the

local market.

R E C E N T K E Y E V E N T S

Various contracts were signed during 2015 :

• Rolling stock :

o Wheel certification (GMF);

o Certification of 2 DMUs type GTW 2/6 manufactured by Stadtler and

property of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC);

o Certification of 8 HST (CAF).

• Energy :

o Catenary certification(Inabensa).

• ISA :

o Evaluation of rail equipment SAAT (LHM);

o Evaluation of shaft counting system(Electrans).

• IA – Independent assessment :

o Assessment of the modification of two locomotives(GMF);

o Assessment of the modification of wagons (Ferrovial).

• Voluntary assessment :

o Risk assessment for workers on herbicide trains (GMF, Azvi, Seanto,

Vías y Construcciones, MDE);

o Certification of convertors according to EN45545 standard.

• Activities in Portugal :

o Survey audit in the framework of ECM certification (Takargo, GMF).

For marketing and communication purposes Belgorail Spain

participated at a number of seminars, conferences and exhibitions as :

• in June : Iberian Railway Development, in Lisbon - participation of more

than 90 companies;

• in October : AWEX, mission in Lisbon, at the Embassy - B2B meeting with

participants such as : IP (Infraestructuras of Portugal), EMEF, Fertagus,

Neopul, Portuguese Railway Platform, Takargo, APNCF, LCW Consult,

SISCOG, Efacec, CP Comboios de Portugal, COBA, NormadTech;

• in November : participation at the exhibition Ferroviaria Española BCN

Rail, in the framework of Cluster Railgroupe. Belgorail Spain is a member

of this Railgroup.

Certainly 2015 was a milestone in the development of the activities of Belgorail

in Spain and Portugal and thanks to the establishment of our subsidiary in

Madrid, we are considered as additional service provider in the market.

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FROM TOP TO BOTTOM :

EXHIBITION - FERROVIARIA ESPAÑOLA

BCN RAIL IN BARCELONA

ESTABLISHMENT OF « BELGORAIL SA,

SUCURSAL EN ESPAÑA »

MANUEL HURLÉ GONZÁLEZ –NOTARY

IN MADRID

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The European rail transport

directives provide for the use of

independent bodies entrusted with

inspecting and certifying that the

rolling stock and infrastructure

installations meet the technical

specifications for interoperability

and the standards adopted by the

European Commission.

In the area of safety, new risk

management provisions also

apply. This is to a large extent

Belgorail’s business.


PROJECT SYSTEM ETCS, L36N,

BRUSSELS-LEUVEN, 2012

© JULIEN DE WILDE - INFRABEL

PROJECT DIABOLO, ZAVENTEM 2011

© JOHAN DEHON - INFRABEL

ETCS TESTS DRIVING COACH M6

C O R P O R A T E I N F O R M A T I O N

Belgorail, a public limited company, is an inspection and certification body in the rail sector. It

was established in June 2004 by Vinçotte (inspection and certification body), Transurb (a railway

engineering company) and Agoria, the Belgian Federation for the Technological Industry. Since

it was founded, the company has gradually expanded its activities to become:

Moreover, the company has concluded various cooperation agreements and partnerships which

provide it with access to additional resources (experts) and specialised laboratories in connection

with the organisation of tests.

The company is able to offer integrated services for cross-border projects between Belgium and

its main neighbours, covering principally:

• Organisation of tests;

• Notified Body and Designated Body

missions;

• Risk Management Methods Assessment

missions (CSM-RA);

• Certification of Maintenance Activities.

Belgorail participates actively in the coordination work of notified bodies at European level

(NB-RAIL) and in other coordination groups set up by the European Railway Agency (ERA).

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• a notified body in accordance with

European directive 2008/57/IC;

• an officially recognised body for the

verification of national technical rules in

Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Spain and

Algeria;

• an entity with responsibility for

coordinating and carrying out rolling

stock tests in Belgium and Luxembourg;

• a Certification Body for Entities in Charge

of Maintenance (ECM Certification) and

Maintenance Workshops;

• an Independent Safety Assessment

body (ISA);

• a Risk Management Methods Assessment

body in the framework of Common

Safety Methods ;

• a Voluntary Verification body for all cases

where an entity wishes to ascertain the

quality of a product, item of equipment

or a service and compliance with the

relevant standards;

• an inspection body in the railway sector.

F IGURE S

RE V ENUE S GENER ATED A BR OA D €4.63 0.05 4

France

Italy Luxemburg

Austria Morocco Germany

Switzerland USA

The Netherlands

France

Italy Luxemburg


Switzerland USA

The Netherlands

Spain

India

France

Italy Luxemburg


Switzerland USA

The Netherlands

During the last financial year,

the company’s turnover increased from

€6.446.703 in 2014 to €6.664.406 in 2015.

64 companies used Belgorail’s services, which

represents a total of 114 projects started or

completed in 2015.

National turnover

€2.034.352Foreign turnover

€4.630.054Total turnover

€6.664.406

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Spain

India

France

Italy Luxemburg


Switzerland USA

The Netherlands

Spain

India

France

Italy Luxemburg


Switzerland USA

The Netherlands

France

Italy Luxemburg


Switzerland USA

The Netherlands

France

Italy Luxemburg


Switzerland USA

The Netherlands

France

Italy Luxemburg


Switzerland USA

The Netherlands

France

Italy Luxemburg


Switzerland USA

The Netherlands

France

Italy Luxemburg


Switzerland USA

The Netherlands

France

Italy Luxemburg


Switzerland USA

The Netherlands

Poland

Portugal Belgium

Turkey

Breakdown of main activities 2015

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365.256

1.080.219

2.006.9262.230.045

2.822.3113.174.325

4.983.7195.286.527

5.883.384

6.446.7036.664.406

TURNOV ER GR OW TH IN €

Notified body

Designated body

Safety studies

Tests

ECM certification

Other

72,32%

11,92%

6,83%

5,40%

2,13%

1,40%

a. the conformity studies of new rolling

stock :

• Siemens Velaro D high-speed trains;

• on track machines.

b. the conformity studies of modified

rolling stock :

• M6 control trailers of the SNCB after

the installation of ETCS;

• the installation of ETCS on vehicles of

CFL already in service;

• various evolutions of TRAXX

locomotives of Bombardier;

• the installation of the TBL1 +, the

GSM-R or the ETCS system on

different type of railcars of different

manufacturers;

• the adaptation of the Euro 4000

locomotives of Vossloh;

• various vehicles that have been

modified (wagons, on track

machines ...);

• the modernisation of the AM-2 and

AM-4 series railcars of the SNCB;

• the installation of the Wi-Fi system

on the Thalys.

c. performing of tests on rolling stock

mainly in Belgium and Luxembourg :

• Siemens Velaro Eurostar high-speed

trains;

• Siemens Velaro D high-speed trains;

• testing of ETCS on various vehicles

for a number of manufacturers

(Alstom, Siemens, Bombardier …).

d. compliance audits for major

infrastructure projects including for

example :

• Watermael-Schuman-Josaphat link

(including construction of a 1250 m

rail tunnel in urbanised area);

• the extension to 4-tracks of several

lines departing from Brussels;

• the completion of the Diabolo project.

e. certification of interoperability

components mainly in the field of ETCS

(RBC, EVC, JRU, etc.) and GSM-R (radios)

but also for other types of components

(switches on concrete, passenger

information system, etc.).

64 companies called on the services of

Belgorail, representing a total of 114 projects

initiated or finalised in 2015.

M AIN CO N TR AC T S

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f. independent Safety Assessment (ISA)

missions, for example on the project

of concentration of signal cabins in

Belgium conducted by TUC RAIL, the

assessment of axle counter systems

or the implementation of automated

systems for the protection of workers on

construction sites.

g. various missions for the independent

assessment of the risk management

process (CSM-RA), particularly in the

context of changes to train departure

procedures in Belgium, the deployment of

ETCS and the adaptation of rolling stock.

h. several certification missions involving

Entities in Charge of Maintenance

(ECM certification) for companies

in Belgium, Luxemburg, France, the

Netherlands, Germany, Portugal and

Spain.

i. audit missions on construction of the

Tanger-Kenitra high-speed line in Morocco

and on works involving the upgrading of

ONCF’s (Office National des Chemins de

Fer) conventional network.


© LYON-TURIN LA DESCENDERIE,

© LOCOMOTIVE GE TRANSPORTATION

PH 37ACAI – PORT OF ANTWERP;

© L161A ABOVE METRO STATION SCHUMAN,

© BOURREUSE PLASSER & THEURER

UNIMAT 08-475/4S

In terms of our business operations, the

company’s order book remains satisfactorily full

with current projects and ordered projects.

The company has continued to grow in the financial year 2015 and has continued to diversify its

activities. The effects of increased competition in the railway certification industry will however

continue to be felt.

The company has won major projects

in Belgium, mainly in the context of the

deployment of ERTMS on the Infrabel network.

In the field of rolling stock, the project of M7

two level coaches should also start in 2016.

Since it was established, the company has concluded various cooperation agreements and

partnerships which provide it with access to additional resources (experts) and specialised

laboratories in relation with the organisation of tests.

To date, cooperation agreements have been established between Belgorail on one hand and

the following companies on the other hand: Cetest, Cetim, Concept Risk, DB-Systemtechnik,

Eurailtest, Transurb, Vinçotte, TUV Austria and VPI.

The company also foresees to be able to partner with other certification bodies in the context of

the awarding of tenders for major resource-intensive projects outside Belgium.

OUT LOOK A ND NE W PA RT NER SHIP S

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Allemagne

DB - Systemtechnik

France et Maroc

AGC Glass Europe

Alstom

Ateliers d’Occitanie

AZVI

B-Logistics

Bombardier

Bombardier France

CCB

Cetest

Cetim

CFL Technics

CIT Certyfikacja Infrastruktury

Transportu Spólka

CMI Traction

CML

Cofely Fabricom

DB

DB Systemtechnik

Deuta-Werke GmbH

ECM Locon Benelux

Electrans

Eurailtest

Eurotunnel

Faiveley

FGC

Funkwerk

GE

GMF

HaslerRail

HHPI

IFB

Infrabel

KEMP

LBX

LHM

Lormafer

Matisa Matériel Industriel

MDE

NS Reizigers B.V.

ONCF

Proyectos y suministros técnicos

integrales

New customers

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C LIEN T S IN 2 015

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RailRelease

Rolanfer

RSN

Seanto

Siemens

SNCB

SNCF

SPF Mobilité et Transports

SPIE

Shunter

Sogeefer

Stadler Rail (Vossloh)

Strukton

Takargo

Televic

THI Factory

Transurb

TucRail

UIRR

Vias

Voestalpine Railpro

Vossloh Locomotives GmbH

Werfring

Xpedys

Belgorail

Belgium

60, rue Ravenstein

1000 Brussels

Jean-Marc Dupas

Managing Director

Tel : +32 2 548 37 63

Fax : +32 2 548 53 31

e-mail : [email protected]

www.belgorail.eu

Belgorail

Spain

Paseo de la Castellana 95 - 15a

28046 Madrid

Spain

Marta Carvajal

Branch Director

Tel : +34 609 16 29 86

e-mail : [email protected]

The annual report

is available in PDF format

on Belgorail’s website

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