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The new world of the European The new world of the European railwaysrailways

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The traffic intensity and the network complexity is biggest than in the rest of the world

A mix of High Speed lines and traditional ones exists in all Countries

Very consolidated safety concepts, norms, proce-dures and technologies are used

The European situationThe European situation

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During the past years, big changes have occurred in the European railways with the definition and application of:

• the liberalization concept• a new organization• the interoperability notion

This has implied also the definition of common and mandatory standards for safety and a new process for its guarantee, moved from railways to third parts

A short historyA short history

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During the past years, big changes have occurred in the European railways with the definition and application of:

• the liberalization concept• a new organization• the interoperability notion

This has implied also the definition of common and mandatory standards for safety and a new process for its guarantee, moved from railways to third parts

A short historyA short history

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The liberalization has already existed since the beginning in other transportation modes (air-planes, ships, buses,…) but in railways, this con-cept has begun to be applied only few years ago

Today different rail companies can finally offer, in competition among them, different services, dif-ferent prices, different quality, ...)

The liberalization conceptThe liberalization concept

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During the past years, big changes have occurred in the European railways with the definition and application of:

• the liberalization concept• a new organization• the interoperability notion

This has implied also the definition of common and mandatory standards for safety and a new process for its guarantee, moved from railways to third parts

A short historyA short history

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The railways are no more an “unique body” but different “players” are present:

•the infrastructure manager: one public Company in charge to manage the whole rail network, its assets, systems, rules,…

•the rail undertakings: some public and private Companies supplying passengers and freight ser-vices by using (and paying...) the infrastructure facilities

The new organizationThe new organization

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During the past years, big changes have occurred in the European railways with the definition and application of:

• the liberalization concept• a new organization• the interoperability notion

This has implied also the definition of common and mandatory standards for safety and a new process for its guarantee, moved from railways to third parts

A short historyA short history

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The interoperability is the capability of the railway system to allow the safe and uninterrupted trains circulation on the lines of different Countries ensu-ring the requested performances

This capability is based on a “set” of conditions able to satisfy the essential requirements: technical compatibility, safety, reliability and availability, envi-ronmental protection, health)

The interoperability notionThe interoperability notion

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To reach these targets, the European Commission has defined:

•common norms, rules and standards for high speed and conventional lines

•a new “scheme”, indicating the different actors invol-ved in the process (infrastructure managers, rail ope-rators, national safety agencies, suppliers and reco-gnized bodies) and their specific commitments, roles and responsibilities

•a new traffic management system (ERTMS/ETCS) to be used all over Europe

•evaluation procedures homogeneous and common

The actions…The actions…

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National Safety AuthorityNational Safety Authority

Infrastructure Managers

Infrastructure Managers

Railways Undertakings

Railways Undertakings

Safety Certificate

•Rules and Procedures•Technical Standards•Authorisation for revenue service

Assessment ofSubsystems and Components

Safety Authorization

NoBo---------------

ISA

NoBo---------------

ISA

LaboratoriesLaboratories

Prescriptions

SuppliersSuppliers

HomologationsCertificates

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The new schemeThe new scheme

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The ERTMS/ETCSThe ERTMS/ETCS

The ERTMS/ETCS is the new trains management sys-tem whose target is to allow the uninterrupted travel of passengers and goods through national boundaries, becoming the standard for the European railways

Added benefits:

•it can open the European market for railway products

•It increases the capacity of existing lines

•It improves the railway global safety

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The existing The existing situationsituation

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All the “objects” (components, subsystems, sys-tems) must be submitted to a well defined eva-luation procedure in order to assess its compliance with all applicable norms & standards:

•analysis of the documents of design, construction, installation,…)

•execution of performance, quality & safety tests

•audit at manufactures and suppliers site

The evaluation procedureThe evaluation procedure

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The procedure can be performed only by the “Noti-fied Bodies” (No.Bo.), organisms authorized to ope-rate by the Ministry of Transport of a member State and included in the official list managed by EC

A NoBo should be present since the first (design) to the last (put in service) phase of the “project” (component, system, line, train-set, vehicle, ….)

The certifications issued by a NoBo are valid all over the Europe

The procedure can be performed only by the “Noti-fied Bodies” (No.Bo.), organisms authorized to ope-rate by the Ministry of Transport of a member State and included in the official list managed by EC

A NoBo should be present since the first (design) to the last (put in service) phase of the “project” (component, system, line, train-set, vehicle, ….)

The certifications issued by a NoBo are valid all over the Europe

The recognized organismsThe recognized organisms

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It guarantees the independence of the assessment because it is performed by a “third part”

It simplifies and speed up all steps necessary to export and to use products in all Countries

It reduces time, effort and cost of updates and improvements of components and systems during their life cycles

The benefits of this procedureThe benefits of this procedure

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While in Europe no “object” can be used in the rail environment without the described procedure, in the rest of the world the rules are not (or not yet…) so stringent

Anyway, many extra-European railways are going in the same direction or have planned to do so

Also most of the rail suppliers are already following this “process” practically everywhere, to avoid that their products are refused in Europe

While in Europe no “object” can be used in the rail environment without the described procedure, in the rest of the world the rules are not (or not yet…) so stringent

Anyway, many extra-European railways are going in the same direction or have planned to do so

Also most of the rail suppliers are already following this “process” practically everywhere, to avoid that their products are refused in Europe

What happens in the world?What happens in the world?

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Over ERTMS/ETCS …. Over ERTMS/ETCS ….

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The idea …The idea …

Development and validation of an innovative Trains Management System, using satellites for trains lo-cation and trains<->ground communications

Exploitation of satellite assets for increasing the performance of the existing systems.

Replacement of wayside equipments by GNSS and SATCOM technologies

Development and validation of an innovative Trains Management System, using satellites for trains lo-cation and trains<->ground communications

Exploitation of satellite assets for increasing the performance of the existing systems.

Replacement of wayside equipments by GNSS and SATCOM technologies

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The expected benefitsThe expected benefits

To increase network capacity (more trains on the same line segment)

To improve safety levels (the train position available each few seconds)

To reduce operational costs (one man to manage the traffic on a whole line)

To minimize infrastructure investments (no need for ground equipments)

To increase network capacity (more trains on the same line segment)

To improve safety levels (the train position available each few seconds)

To reduce operational costs (one man to manage the traffic on a whole line)

To minimize infrastructure investments (no need for ground equipments)

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RBC

Balises

OBSOBS

GNSS GNSS SATELLITESSATELLITES

Positioning Data (discontinuoosPositioning Data (discontinuoos))

Positioning Data (continuous)Positioning Data (continuous)

L D SL D S

Added ComponentsAdded Components

The ETCS evolutionThe ETCS evolution

Augmentation networkAugmentation network

Tomorrow

Today

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Italcertifer has been established in 2001 to perform all certification activities for railway products, components, systems, …. It works accordingly to the European Norms EN 45011 & EN 17020 and has been appointed:•Notified Body in 2007•Independent Safety Assessor in 2008•Type “A” Inspection Body in 2011

Italcertifer has been established in 2001 to perform all certification activities for railway products, components, systems, …. It works accordingly to the European Norms EN 45011 & EN 17020 and has been appointed:•Notified Body in 2007•Independent Safety Assessor in 2008•Type “A” Inspection Body in 2011

The CompanyThe Company

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Certification & InspectionDivision

The oThe organizationrganization

President & C.E.O.

CertificationCommittee

ImpartialityCommittee

CCS on-board systems

CCS ground systems

EnergyInfrastructureRolling Stock

Projects Verification

Reduced Mo-bility Persons

CostructionsInspection

Fret Wagons Maintenance

Rolling StockLaboratory

Marketing Quality

Planning Administration

Technical SupportDivision

TrainingDivision

LaboratoriesDivision

InfrastructureLaboratory

Quality SystemArea

PersonsArea

Boats Area

Railway Area

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Conformity evaluation of interoperability constituents & sub-systems to the norms and standards for:

• High Speed and conventional lines, Rolling Stock, Control Command and Signaling, Infrastructure, Energy, Safety in Railway Tunnels, Noise, Reduced Mobility Persons

Conformity evaluation of hardware & software railways products to the:•CENELEC standards (50126, 50128, 50129, 61508, 61511,…), National Rules and Regulations, other rules and norms indicated by the Client 

Civil projects evaluation in order to confirm their validation pursuant:•The Legislative Decree 163/2006 and its further integrations

Conformity evaluation of interoperability constituents & sub-systems to the norms and standards for:

• High Speed and conventional lines, Rolling Stock, Control Command and Signaling, Infrastructure, Energy, Safety in Railway Tunnels, Noise, Reduced Mobility Persons

Conformity evaluation of hardware & software railways products to the:•CENELEC standards (50126, 50128, 50129, 61508, 61511,…), National Rules and Regulations, other rules and norms indicated by the Client 

Civil projects evaluation in order to confirm their validation pursuant:•The Legislative Decree 163/2006 and its further integrations

Main activities...Main activities...

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Tests in laboratory and on field, even as support to the previous activities

Certification of Entity in Charge of Maintenance (ECM) pursuant the EC Reg. 445/2009

Training activities for Infrastructure Managers, Railway Undertaking, Fabricants and Suppliers about:•European norms and standards

• Certification process and procedures• Integrated Systems of Safety Management

Main activities...Main activities...

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