European Railway Agency
BEWAG (UIP) General assembly
Brussels, 27 April 2015
Jean-Marie DECHAMPS, Head of Sector (Safety)
Content
› Freight
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ERA activities associated to/impacting freight transport
Implementation of ECM certification – extension of scope
Exchange of information between railway actors
Revision of CSM conformity assessment and supervision: Sidings and partnerships.
Accreditation of Notified Bodies (no slide)
› 4th Railway Package
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New tasks for the Agency
Preparation
FREIGHT
Reminder: The legal environment
Supplier
ECM
ECM certificate
Maintenance
workshop
certificate
STI conformity
EC declaration
RU
KEEPER
KEEPER
Safety certificate
IM
Safety authorisation
ERA activities associated to/impacting freight transport
› European Agency: 4 operational units: Safety, Interoperability, Crossacceptance and ERTMS
› Safety unit: Activities related to freight transport coordinated by 1
sector. ECM certification, Transport of dangerous goods, Joint Network
Secretariat, Freight Focus (working) Group.
› Interoperability Unit: Rolling Stock TSIs (Wagons, locomotives,
passenger vehicles), Noise TSI, Telematic application for Freight TSI,
Registers (National register and VKM), TSI Operation, ….
› Cross-acceptance unit: National rules and authorization of placing in
service
› ERTMS: Control Command and Signaling TSI, Braking curves for freight
trains
Implementation of ECM certification – extension of scope
› Following a survey performed in 2014 (210 answers), a report was
addressed by ERA to EU Commission in March 2015 and will be
published on ERA website in May 2015.
› Results:
› ECM certification and maintenance workshop certification
implemented with success.
› In general the railway sector is satisfied.
› Exchange of information between RUs, keepers and ECMs not
effective (see next slide)
› Report includes a proposal of mandate for starting the revision of
Commission Regulation 445/2011 to extend certifications of ECMs and
maintenance workshops to all vehicles including locomotives. New
Regulation expected by end 2016.
› 4th railway package should not have any impact on ECM certification
Exchange of information (1)
› Commission Regulation 445/2011: Article 5(2) to 5(5): Obligation of
exchange of information.
› Art 5(3): ECM railway undertakings (return to operation +
restrictions)
› Art 5(4): railway undertakings  ECM
› Art 5(5): Between RUs, IMs, keepers, ECMs: malfunctions, nearmisses, incidents, accidents, other dangerous occurrences,
restrictions of use.
Exchange of information based on CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS
› Commission Regulation 445/2011: Article 10(4). Obligation to ERA to
publish ECM certificates. ERA website: ERADIS
› Other tools: Telematic Application for Freight TSI, National registers
Exchange of information (2)
› ERA is involved for helping the sector to implement article 5.5 of
Commission Regulation 445/2011.
› Long term solution
› ERA launched studies
› Specifications should be introduced in telematics application for
Freight TSI (change request)
› Short term solution
› Implementation in 2015
› Temporary solution
› Based on SIS application (Safety Information System used by NSAs
and NIBs) or ERAIL.
› ERA support: Definition of use cases (business needs), Modification
of SIS or ERAIL IT applications, administrative support.
Revision of CSM conformity assessment and supervision:
Sidings and partnerships.
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New guideline under development
2 principles/1 obligation
› Safety principle
No movement of trains can be performed on the network under the
responsibility of an Infrastructure Manager without being covered by a safety
certificate (RU) or a safety authorisation (IM) whoever is performing the
movement.
› Economic principle
Flexibility in business should not be limited unless safety is not ensured.
› Obligation for RUs
RUs must document and trace, with a sufficient level of details to make it
understandable to National authorities, all the arrangements in place
regarding partnerships with other organisations including other RUs and use
of sidings.
4th Railway Package
New tasks for the Agency
› ERA will be entitled with activities related to conformity assessment
acting as one stop shop.
› Delivery of safety certificates to RUs.
› Authorisation of placing in service of vehicles.
› Calendar
› 2015-2017: Preparation
› 2018: Shadow running (test): Agency + NSAs deliver single safety
certificate and authorisation of placing in service of vehicles.
› 2019: Agency + NSAs deliver effectively single safety certificate and
authorisation of placing in service of vehicles.
Preparation
› ERA responsible for:
› Drafting and submission of recommendations on implementing acts
to European Commission
› Based on the implementing acts adopted by the European
Commission:
› Setting up cooperation agreements with the National Authorities
on time
› Implementing procedures and tools / databases (single rules
database, accounting /planning system for staff and charges)
› ERA put in place a task force under the direct responsibility of the
Executive Director.
The task force is chaired by Thierry BREYNE.