Josef Doppelbauer, Executive Director · 11/19/2019  · 5 The European Union Agency for Railways...

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A new ERA for Europe ‐ Status and Outlook Swedish Rail Safety Conference, Örebro, 19 November 2019 Josef Doppelbauer, Executive Director

Transcript of Josef Doppelbauer, Executive Director · 11/19/2019  · 5 The European Union Agency for Railways...

A new ERA for Europe ‐ Status and Outlook

Swedish Rail Safety Conference, Örebro, 19 November 2019

Josef Doppelbauer, Executive Director

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The Four Forces of Rail

Keep on trackKeep on track

PushPush

Derail

Derail

Competition(by other modes)

Safety 

Fragmentation Hold back

Operational ExcellenceSustainability

(Decarbonisation)

Rail is the only transport mode without global 

rules.

Rail is the only transport mode without global 

rules.

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The Opportunity

• Standardisation•ERTMS•Common and simplified operational procedures• Swift implementation of Fourth Railway Package

Cutting Cost

• Putting the customer first• Network resilience and flexibility• Environmental friendly, optimised use of urban spaces & developement

Increase Quality

• Collaborating to make rail more competitive• Knowing the risks and opportunities of digitalisation

FosteringInnovation

Rail can become the most relevant mode of transport of the21st century

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The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA)

› The Agency was founded in 2004 by the Regulation (EC) 881/2004, today it employs approximately 180 staff members, its tasks are defined in the new Regulation (EU) 2016/796

› Location› Headquarters in Valenciennes (FR) – all staff have their workplace there› Meeting facilities in Lille (FR)

Making the railway system work better for society.

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The Mandate of the Former European Railway Agency (ERA)

• Common safety culture• Common Safety Methods CSMs, Common Safety Indicators CSIs, Common Safety Targets CSTs

• Close cooperation with NSAs  e.g. cross audit programme

Railway Safety

• Technical Specifications for Interoperability TSIs• Registers (vehicles, infrastructure, …)

Technical Interoperability

• Authorisation process(es)• National RulesCross Acceptance

• Change Control Management• Specification development and evolution

System Authority for ERTMS

• e.g. ERA advisory role in SHIFT2RAILInnovation

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European Railway Safety Culture Declaration

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4th Railway Package – Technical Pillar4th Railway Package – Technical Pillar

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4th Railway Package Transposition

› 8 Member States transposed the Safety and Interoperability Directives by 16/06/2019

› 18 Member States will transpose the Safety and Interoperability Directives by 16/06/2020

› (2 Member States out of the scope of the Directives (Malta and Cyprus))

(As of 16th June 2019, all freight wagons in Europe are authorised by the Agency)

Europe‐wide Vehicle Authorisation and Single Safety Certificates

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Status of National Rules for Vehicle Authorisation

› Starting point  14 312 (January 2016)› Now  1 034 (October 2019)

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The One‐Stop Shop (OSS)

SSC

VA OSSERA

NSAsERTMS TA

> 99% Availability

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Applications for Vehicle Authorisations

195

43

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241

Issued On going On hold Total

PEB; 14

Ext AoU; 3

First; 2New; 2Renew; 1

C2T; 24

On going +On hold PEB Ext AoU First New Renew C2T

September 2019

October 2019

ERA team working: 26 (PM, assessors, QA, PgMs and DMs) 

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Applications for single safety certificates

1

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Issued Ongoing Total

Pre‐engagement; 

1

New; 2

Update/ Renewal; 6

Pre‐engagement New Update/ Renewal

ERA team working: 15 (PM, assessors, QA, PgMs and DMs) 

October 2019

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Challenges for the Agency

› Full transition of ERA to the European authority for rail 2020/2021, sustaining an excellent reputation of ERA both in technical terms but also in terms of customer service

› As European authority, driving further strong harmonisation towards the Single European Rail Area, both in technical interoperability and operational harmonisation, in order to arrive at the vision of seamless rail transport across borders

› Further contribution to enhancing the Safety Level of European Railways› Foster innovative solutions based on digital technology and promote 

compatible evolution of ERTMS, with the goal of drastically enhancing the competitiveness of rail

› Promote further transformation of the European transport system towards emission‐free, sustainable transport modes, based on multi‐modal integration (MaaS)