European issues for GB operations

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European issues for GB operations 15 September
2004 Richard Evans Head of Operations and Human
Factors
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Alphabet soup

• EC
• ERTMS UNIFE VR DBAG OBB TSI DSK
• AEIF SNCB SWT SJ EU
• SNCF CFL RIA CSG GSM-R
• DSB FSspa NS BV ART 21
• CER EWS DfT HSE CZ RENFE CoCoSig SJ
• ATOC LT RSSB UTCAA

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European interoperable rail system

• High Speed (Directive and UK regulations in
  place)
• Conventional (Directive in place, UK regulations
  in draft)
• Purpose is primarily economic single market in
  goods, services and labour
• Safe operation is an essential requirement

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European railway sub-systems

• Infrastructure (also Noise, Tunnel safety)
• Energy
• Command and control and signalling (CoCoSig)
• Traffic operations and management (Operations)
• Rolling stock
• Also Telematics and Maintenance

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European railway subsystems

• For each subsystem there is a Technical
  Specifications for Interoperability (TSI)
• AEIF (consortium of rail industry organisations)
  remitted by European Commission to produce draft
  TSI
• Drafting groups from EU member states
• Conventional Operations group chaired by UK
  (RSSB) with 2 other UK reps

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Conventional Ops TSI jargon

• Infrastructure Manager (IM) Network Rail
• Railway Undertaking (RU) train operator

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Conventional Ops TSI scope

• Geography most GB railway routes except those
  operated separate from main network
• Passenger and freight services
• Train drivers, accompanying staff (guards),
  train preparers, shunters
• Signallers
• Not station staff

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Conventional Ops TSI outline requirements

• Drivers rule book including safety
  communications protocols and forms (livres
  formulaire) for each situation
• Drivers route book (Sectional Appendix table A
  plus)
• Rolling stock information

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Conventional Ops TSI outline requirements

• Similar provision for guards etc, as necessary
• Safety communications protocols and forms for
  signallers
• RU and IM provide documentation for own staff (IM
  must provide RU with information for Rule and
  Route Books).

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Conventional Ops TSI outline requirements

• Medical fitness requirements similar to RGS (more
  frequent medicals for drivers)
• Psychological fitness requirements (not far from
  3251/3551) but more post-recruitment assessments
• Competence management requirements unlikely to
  require much change to existing 3251/3551 systems

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Impact of TSI on UK operators

• TSI will supersede RGS where applicable (eg
  3251/3551)
• High level of mutual recognition between member
  states (ie national processes will eveolve fairly
  slowly)
• Medical/psychological fitness area
• No single EU Rule Book though ERTMS will have
  common rules

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Impact of TSI on UK operators

• Member states cannot (in general) keep national
  standards or rules in subjects covered by the TSI
• If the subject is within TSI scope but the TSI is
  silent, member states cannot put in or keep
  national rules unless the TSI expressly provides
  for it or the TSI is shown to be defective

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Driver licensing

• Draft directive published March 2004 updated
  August 2004
• Licensing of drivers, initially (2007 09)
  cross-border trains, then all (2010)
• Third party issuing, national register of drivers
• Driver owns licence
• RU owns complementary certificate (route,
  traction knowledge etc)

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Driver licensing

• Significant cost implications for UK
• Industry group chaired by ATOC in discussions
  with UK government
• HSE support because of Cullen 25
• Watch this space

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Safety Directive

• In summary, will replace safety cases with safety
  certification, mutually recognised across Europe,
  from April 2006
• New HSE regulations to replace Safety Case and
  Safety Critical Work Regs for 2005
• Increased reliance on company standards and
  procedures in safety certificates
• European Rail Agency

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The transition to the future
TSIs
Government
TSIs
Regs
GB Standards?
RGS
Industry
Safety Certificates
Safety
Cases
Company
Company
Standards
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Present
Planned
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The task ahead for the Railway Group
2004
RGS and other national standards
Task is to manage the transition
TSIs and Euronorms
2009 plus
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