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Technology is the
big data analytics Pent-up demand and key to unlocking
Diego Galar, Professor stable perspective cross-border rail
of Condition Monitoring, can leverage South travel in Europe
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and Maintenance American rail growth Klaus Kreher, Head of Carrier
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Rail IT: Secure
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plan for Norway’s approach to improve the safest mode
rolling stock Italy’s railways of transport
Øystein Risan, CEO and Maurizio Gentile, CEO and Martin Wittke, Product
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CFO, Norske tog AS Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) Convergence Creators
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In-Depth Focus
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SIGNALLING &
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California High-Speed
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First Deputy Director
General, JSC NIIAS
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Barilaro has announced the replacement of the the Endeavour and XPLORER trains as well. The speed railway at 350km/h from 21 September 2017.
of a new rail maintenance facility. to facilitate the delivery of the new trains and bullet train and will cut travel time between the
be issued for the design, construction and The new trains will be operated by NSW is the busiest in China, with approximately
maintenance of the new trains and maintenance TrainLink, the NSW government-owned regional ǴǯǴȦǯǯǯɔŜÒŦŦúĸčúşŦŰşÒƐúĭĭęĸčłĸŰĔúĭęĸúúÒîĔ
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control (PTC) technology which can manage
train movements to prevent train-to-train
collisions, excessive speed and other
human-caused incidents such as misaligned
track switches. This equipment will
be installed on Amtrak-owned diesel
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international level related
devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) concept. This gathered bundles of data into useful information
to different aspects of
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and the introduction of train management system Industry 4.0, IoT or Big Data. ‘servitisation’ concept adopted in many sectors where
methods in which trains become interconnected He was also involved in the certain functions (traditionally inside companies)
communication hubs, transmitting data among SKF UTC centre located in become packed services supplied by third parties,
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bearings for rolling stock.
well as receiving instructions from control centres. to focus on their core business. In this process novel
Machine-to-machine communication, with some approaches from other sectors have already been
help from cloud technologies, enables operators proven and several attempts to harmonise and create
Professor Diego
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taxonomies and ontologies for the harvested data are
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held on 4 October 2017
vehicles and infrastructure, partially overcome the in Munich, Germany. For
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issues encountered in operation and control of such further information about DQGODUJHVWEHQHǩFLDULHVRIWKH,R7FRQFHSWDQG
complex environments, and become viable solutions the event and to register further analytics – especially within O&M programmes
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among them and contributing to balancing the A GLOBAL RAILWAY REVIEW EVENT This can be best achieved by viewing the railway
growth in technical complexity together with stable 4 OCTOBER 2017 | MUNICH | GERMANY transportation industry from a systems perspective
and acceptable dependability indicators. with a high level of interaction.
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Workshop in Melle (Belgium)
Today we have projects in the pipeline for opening up seaports, aiports and major cities, for new high-speed lines,
for modernising existing lines and for capacity increase, for re-electrification of important international corridors and for
large-scale rehabilitations, such as the modernisation of signal boxes and the European Rail Traffic Management System
implementation. Amongst its references TUC RAIL recently added the design and construction of a new
multi-functional workshop in Belgium. This workshop is meant for the maintenance and repair of different types of
rolling stock and will be used by the SNCB (Belgian national railway company).
TUC RAIL wants to continue to deploy its specialised skills and valuable experience every day for
new challenges from clients all over the world. Our passionate employees are already looking
forward to help making your next railway project a success !
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ROLLING STOCK
The long-term
plan for Norway’s
rolling stock
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A background of Norway’s rolling stock
On 12 May 2015, the Ministry of Transport in
Norway published a white paper1 outlining a
proposed reform of the Norwegian railway sector.
The white paper was approved by the Norwegian
Parliament (Stortinget) on 15 June 2015 and
the reform entailed a partial liberalisation of the
railway sector by opening up passenger railway
ØYSTEIN RISAN has a Civil
services for competition as well as changes to the
Engineering Degree from the
organisational structure of the sector. University of Glasgow and
The rolling stock had, until then, been owned has been the CEO of Norske
by the national rail operator, Norges Statsbaner tog AS since September
AS (NSB AS). The rolling stock has a long lifecycle 2016. Øystein joined NSB
in 1995 as a Consultant
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and was responsible for
rail system and climate. It therefore represented train drivers, conductors
a potential barrier for entry of new train operators and transport management
in the Norwegian passenger rail market. at NSB Persontog Drift
To reduce entry barriers and ensure equal (2002-2010); responsible
for transport management,
competition for passenger train services, the
IT traffic and quality at
Ministry of Transport decided that rolling stock NSB Persontog Trafikk
should be placed within a separate company. (2010-2014); and Director
Therefore, the rolling stock was transferred from of NSB Persontog Traffic
Norges Statsbaner AS to Norske tog AG (then and Planning (2015-2016).
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and employees WHQGHUVIRUWKHWUDǫFSDFNDJHV
The rolling stock and employees of NSB AS were
of NSB AS were
transferred to Norske tog AS on 15 October 2016
transferred to
in accordance with the asset purchase agreement.
Norske tog AS on As part of the demerger, outstanding bonds
15 October 2016 (amounting to 5.9 billion NOK) were transferred
in accordance with from NSB AS to Norske tog AS on 9 December
the asset purchase 2016, and on 31 December 2016 Norske tog AS
had assets amounting to 9.2 billion NOK and a
agreement
debt of 8.2 billion NOK. Norske tog AS has an A+
rating from S&P and aims to use the international
bond market to ensure funding for its future
investments. The demerger of the two companies
was completed on 24 April 2017, and Norske
tog AS is now wholly-owned by the Norwegian
state, by the Ministry of Transport. The reformed
Norwegian railway sector is is now in place and
the organisational structure is shown in Figure 1.
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tenders in the future will be important for the ABOVE: The Stadler
long-term planning of Norske tog AS. Flirt for Norwegian
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Norske tog AS are
to acquire, manage
and lease passenger
trains, with the
objective to have
sufficient, modern
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right cost and of
high quality
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to use the bond market (both nationally and As part of its role to procure new rolling stock,
internationally) to raise capital. Norske tog AS will ensure that new passenger
trains are ordered in line with Norwegian
Duties and objectives requirements and that the refurbishment of existing
The duties of Norske tog AS are to acquire, manage vehicles is also planned. It will be important for
and lease passenger trains, with the objective to Norske tog AS to have a clear rolling stock strategy
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Norske tog AS has taken over a range of rolling
stock classes with varying age (see Table 1).
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develop its rolling stock strategy to ensure
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systems. This will include matters concerning the
interface between rolling stock and infrastructure/
workshops. Norske tog AS aims to be the leading
expert in the procurement of passenger rolling
stock and systems, and acknowledged within the
industry as having an excellent understanding of
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communications systems such as ERTMS, Wi-Fi,
repeaters and diagnostic systems.
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rolling stock in conjunction with lease and return
agreements, as well as owner inspections during
those lease terms. Establishing a process-oriented
management system with a focus on continuous
improvement will be another principal goal.
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As well as continuing to lease passenger rolling Today, Norske
stock to operators, the overall short-term objective tog AS owns
for Norske tog AS is to establish a rolling stock
13 different types of
ownership company that provides input to the
railway directorate to determine the competition
rolling stock but the
basis for the invitation to tender packages under long-term plan is to
the railway reform. reduce this to just
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in Norway.
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capacity requirements and lease terms. Its aim
is to ensure the quality of the rolling stock and to
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objectives and where it aims to be in 10 years’ time.
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predictable results in accordance with plans and to
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and to be the preferred lessor of passenger rolling
stock for train operators.
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ELLNER serves all of the world’s leading aftersales care and support. Our headquarters
train manufacturers and rail operators by are located in Sweden with a global network of
providing durable, reliable and innovative subsidiaries, branches and agents in 16 countries.
products and services. The company In Europe Dellner has subsidiaries in Germany,
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couplers, gangways, hatches, dampers, and crash
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markets. Our service workshop at this location
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our Italian and Spanish customers on site. With the
in-time overhauls we can prolong a product’s
lifetime and secure the travellers’ safety. By being
close to our customers we can ensure a short
downtime of the rolling stock and our repair
service can be carried out either in the workshop
or on the client’s side. We keep spare parts on
stock for high availability and in reliable quality.
Our Service Technicians have broad experience of
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advice as well as training programmes for our modernisation of all couplers for EN57-type trains.
customers’ personnel. We service all couplers ,Q'HOOQHUEHFDPHWKHǩUVWFRXSOHU
and gangway types, OEM and non-OEM and manufacturer to move its production to Poland,
work with manufacturers such as Alstom, Hitachi, thus lowering costs and gaining access to a
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well as operators including Trentino Trasporti, VNLOOV$WWKHVDPHWLPHWKHǩUVWVHUYLFHFHQWUH
Trenitalia, Trenord, ANM, Metro Genova, ATAC was formed. Over the years both operations
and EAV. developed to become Centres of Excellence
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DW'HOOQHUDžVKHDGRǫFHLQ9LND6ZHGHQ)URPKHUH in Poland is increasingly consulting and supervising
we can provide service to all our Nordic-based the set-ups in other parts of the globe. GABRIEL HORNEMANN
customers. The workshop is very modern and Due to its developed competence in has been Global Sales
and Marketing Director
follows the 5S principles. With our Dellner Service manufacturing, process management and logistics,
of Dellner Service since
car we can support our customers wherever they our Gdynia operation has attracted other central 2012. Gabriel is a Member
need us. Moreover, we have a container workshop functions. Today engineering groups, project of ‘Fachgruppe Service,
that enables us to work on site with the customer management and sales engineering form an Verband der Bahnindustrie
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a new level of service for both complete overhauls Dellner Poland works with many of the main
and general repair work, at the customer’s work train manufacturers, operators and maintainers in
site. Our mobile workshop allows us to carry out the Polish and other CEE markets. Our couplers are
such work with a shorter turnaround time, and in service on trains produced by Newag (Impuls 2),
make a 24 hour On Site Service a reality. In today’s Pesa (Elf 2), Alstom, Skoda and MetroWagonMash.
demand for high train availability we consider Moreover, our modernised and refurbished
that this service provides our customers with couplers are in successful service for many Polish
such capability. operators, as well as, for example, Metro Moscow
or Metro Budapest.
Eastern and Central Europe Poland Dellner not only serves all other Central
In 2017 Dellner celebrates 20 years of working Eastern European markets but has also taken
in Poland. It all started with the establishment responsibility of the Russian operation. Since 2017
of a small production factory in Gdynia in 1997. 'HOOQHUKDVHVWDEOLVKHGDQRǫFHLQ5XVVLDZLWK
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be held between the project representatives National Negotiation on Housing and Key Seminar 3:
and potential stakeholders and tenderers. Infrastructure will be ready soon and must Vision Zero, Stage 2 – how
Elmia Nordic Rail has been held every then be dealt with and turned into reality. do we move forward?
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meeting place for the entire transport a totally different direction, namely the more than halved. Since then, interest in
network. Whereas Elmia Nordic Rail and Oslo–Stockholm route, which affects more the Vision Zero concept has been extreme
Elmia Nordic Road have a rail and road focus people than the national plans to build around the world. But where do we go from
respectively, Elmia Future Transport takes new high-speed lines between Stockholm– ĔúşúȬ¾ĔÒŰɔęŦŰĔúĸúƖŰŦŰúŜŰłɔÒîĔęúƐúŰĔú
a visionary comprehensive approach to all >łŰĔúĸíŸşčÒĸôŰłîĪĔłĭĶȾeÒĭĶŌȫ ĸúƖŰǴǯɹşúôŸîŰęłĸȬĸôɔŰĔúɔĸúƖŰȬ%łúŦ
forms of transport. ŰĔúĸúƖŰŦŰÒčúęĸƐłĭƐúłŰĔúşɔĶúÒŦŸşúŦ
“Our three fairs are for everyone who is Key Seminar 2: such as clean air and/or a noise-
affected in any way by these industries Digitalisation – creates potential free environment?
ȾɔƑĔúŰĔúşŰĔúƗƑłşĪęĸÒĸłşčÒĸęŦÒŰęłĸȦ for companies and countries
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On the programme during Elmia ĸúƑíŸŦęĸúŦŦČłşĶŦęĸƐłĭƐęĸčÒşŰęƥîęÒĭ Transport Award? The shortlisted
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Elmia Nordic Road will be the following how we think about mobility. Automation, 11 October and the winners will receive
key seminars: including self-driving cars, will place new their awards later that same evening during
demands on the infrastructure and overall the Nordic Rail Buffet.
Key Seminar 1: transport system. Business management and
High-speed railways – do platforms will change our behaviour and way
they solve the problems? of thinking. But can digitalisation promote
Is a high-speed rail line really the solution collaboration between several different elmia.se/nordicrail
to all the problems? The results of Sweden’s modes of transport?
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(96/48/EC) for the high-speed trans-European to ensure the interoperability of the rail system
network laid down the essential requirements and to guarantee the performance required.
for the design, construction, maintenance The ‘maintenance’ is therefore considered as a
and monitoring of subsystem infrastructure: ‘functional subsystem’ of the European rail system.
safety, reliability and availability, health, When the original interoperability directive
environmental protection and technical FDPHLQWRIRUFHWKHǩUVWVHWRI76,VUHODWLQJWRWKH
compatibility. The directive and all subsequent infrastructure subsystem, HS INF TSI (for the TEN-T
releases (2001/16/EC, 2004/50/EC, 2008/57/EC, high-speed network, 2002 and 2008 revision), were
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and the rail sector. The aim is to double the Shift2Rail ), as well as the growing concern about
capacity of the European rail system and increase reduction of infrastructure maintenance costs
its reliability and service quality by 50%, all while while ensuring continued interoperability, will be
halving life-cycle costs. a key issue. In the future the Agency will analyse
Expectations are high for the outcomes of the this information and consider what further revision
integrated technology demonstrator dedicated to of requirements is needed in the harmonised
intelligent asset management. Three technology legislation in line with the legal basis.
demonstrators will propose solutions beyond the After the publication and entry into force of the
state of the art for a Dynamic Railway Information Commission ‘delegated act’, the infrastructure
Management System (DRIMS), a Railway Integrated working party (INF WP), led by the Agency, will be
Measuring and Monitoring System (RIMMS) and initiated with the objective to issue an improved
IÑIGO MÉNDEZ has been
Intelligent Asset Management Strategies (IAMS). INF TSI. This is likely to be at the beginning of 2018.
a Project Officer in the
The Agency is supporting Shift2Rail activity, The INF WP will be composed of experts appointed
European Union Agency
for Railways since 2013. following-up projects and contributing with by the European Representative Bodies of the
He is member of the fixed technical input. Railway sector (e.g. CER, EIM, NB-RAIL and UNIFE),
installations sector in charge the Intergovernmental Organisation for International
of infrastructure issues,
Fourth Railway Package and Carriage by Rail (OTIF), the National Safety Authorities
including the development
of EU technical legislation.
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Iñigo graduated in 2000 from The Fourth Railway Package and its technical pillar called by the Agency if necessary. The closure of
the Polytechnic University of EULQJVQHZLQSXWVWRWKHǩHOGRIWUDFNPDLQWHQDQFH the remaining open points and the evolution of the
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MSc in civil engineering. Iñigo
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has also worked as Project
empowered to adopt ‘delegated acts’ in order the key elements of analysis of the Agency and the
Manager in the construction
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north-west of Spain and adoption and review of each TSI. the level of interoperability of rail infrastructure and
several international projects The new ‘delegated act’ will be the basis for contribute to development of a single European
in Ireland, Georgia and India. future revisions of the INF TSI. The incorporation of railway area – without frontiers and the guarantee of
new developments of the railway sector and related a high level of safety.
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Linmag Australia Pty Ltd to establish the on all Australian networks and even land locked
need for rail milling in Australia. Australia is stand-alone railways.
of course a huge country with long distances Unlike Linmag’s operation in Ireland, which deals
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1,435mm and 1,600mm), metro networks in Sydney, UDLOSURǩOHDQGFRQGLWLRQVIRUSDVVHQJHUVHUYLFHV
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been no single solution for a start-up business. Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) who operate the
Therefore, Linmag has chosen the Linsinger Hunter Valley Coal Network.
SF02 Rail Milling truck for its initial investments
and to prove its capability in this new market. Network information: ARTC Hunter Valley
This Rail-Road-Vehicle (RRV) is a combination Track: Standard gauge/60kg head hardened rail
of a rail milling and grinding machine – with The tonnages vary depending on where you
two milling units and two grinding units – and are in the network. Generally speaking, the
is suitable for travelling on roads and interstate Down Main (empty coal trains) is typically
roads at up to 100km/h. The Linsinger machine 45 MGT to Muswellbrook where it diverges to
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As the market
in Australia expands,
Linmag Australia Pty
Ltd will increase its
fleet of machines
to cope with
the demand
single lines and loops. Conversely, the Up Main Ulan Line and 545km on the Main North West.
has a maximum of ~190 MGT in areas close to Their axle loads are 30 tonnes.
the port moving to around 100 MGT by the time Alex Davies, ARTC Area Manager, said:
you reach Muswellbrook. Their single lines vary “The Hunter Valley Network has undertaken
from the Ulan Line to the North West line, VLJQLǩFDQWGHYHORSPHQWZLWKWKHGHOLYHU\RI
however the best rule of thumb is 45 MGT over KLJKTXDOLW\FRVWHǨHFWLYHPLOOLQJWRSURYLGH
the length. The one consideration to make is a product to our customers that exceeds any
that the Ulan Line is made up of a number of previous targets. We have recently seen the
curves (approximately 40%) and heavy wear GHYHORSPHQWRIPLOOLQJWHFKQRORJ\WRHǨHFWLYHO\
BELOW: Linmag is rates, while the North West Line is predominantly address high priority defects that previously
working with the straights and only made up of around 10% curves. would have required replacement throughout the
Australian Rail Track Chainage for duplication (loaded and unloaded ARTC network. The services provided have been
Corporation (ARTC) who
operate the Hunter lines) are roughly 172km to 289km with the of the highest quality and our management team
Valley Coal Network single line going from 289km to 425km on the KDVEHHQH[WUHPHO\VDWLVǩHGZLWKWKHRYHUDOOOLIH
cycle improvements achieved by milling. Without
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Work examples
Examples of the type of work carried out are
as follows:
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O Linmag’s solution:
• Removal of rail defects (e.g. head checks)
up to 3mm (removal rate: 1mm per pass)
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1 pass 45-60 min; 2 passes 60-70 min;
3 passes 80-90 min
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in one pass only
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A
TRACK inspection vehicle, usually This prerequisite results in vehicles with a typically
self-propelled, provides space for operational lifecycle of 25 years and more.
inspection systems, operators, operator
CLAUDIA PEINSIPP is Head
stations and other optional interior Why is it necessary to inspect tracks? of the Product Management
furnishings such as a conference corner and The track is a dynamic system. Varying factors such Track Inspection Vehicles
even bedrooms. DVUDLOWUDǫFWKHQDWXUHRIWKHVXEVRLOWHPSHUDWXUH Department at Plasser
Depending on the number and type of inspection ǪXFWXDWLRQVDQGSUHFLSLWDWLRQDUHWKHPDLQFDXVHV & Theurer, Vienna.
She obtained an MSc
systems, other equipment, and the measuring of track deterioration. To ensure safety and plan
in Construction and
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track inspection vehicles. This includes the EM30, establish the current state of the track and evaluate International Projects from
the smallest track inspection vehicle in the product the rate of deterioration. the University of Applied
portfolio suitable for low measuring speeds, and Track inspection vehicles supply a wealth of Science FH Campus Wien,
Austria. Her professional
the EM160T consisting of two vehicle units, which information, based on the inspection equipment
experience is in the area of
is suitable for speeds up to 160km/h. installed. For inspection systems, Plasser & Theurer railway maintenance, with
(YHU\WUDFNLQVSHFWLRQYHKLFOHLVVSHFLǩFDOO\ follows the philosophy that only highly accurate a special focus on track
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FIGURE 1
with a dedicated measuring car for quality control is no from the track geometry measurements are of track inspection
based on the lifecycle
longer required.” used for scheduling tamping works and can of tracks1
Massimo Martini, responsible for S.O. Civil Engineering even indicate areas that may require ballast
Directorate of RFI Production Management and Roberto
cleaning. The Track Geometry Measuring System
Bilotti, Technical Advisor for S.O. Civil Engineering Directorate
of RFI Production Management
from Plasser & Theurer is fully compliant with
the relevant EN 13848 standard and requires
no minimum measuring speed, unlike other
conventional inertial measuring systems.
The following are examples of the most
commonly used measuring and inspection systems, Rail Profile Measuring System
which can be operated at speeds of up to 300km/h, :LWKWKLVV\VWHPWKHIXOOUDLOSURǩOHLVPHDVXUHG
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Longitudinal level, alignment, track gauge, lip. Rail height and width wear, plus the wear of
superelevation, twist (derived from superelevation), the rail head area, can be calculated from these
and the track gradient are measured by means parameters. Based on this information, rail grinding
of contactless technology and with high accuracy and rail replacement can be planned.
under realistic conditions (true axle loads). BELOW: This EC-4 track
inspection vehicle has
Ultrasonic Rail Flaw Detection
been successfully and
Ultrasonic inspection makes it possible to identify continually in operation
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ABOVE: The new to monitor their progression in order to replace measure a wide variety of track parameters by
defective rail sections in time. performing just one measuring run, thus saving
design for track
inspection vehicles
time, money and resources.
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$QDO\VLQJWKHPHDVXUHGFOHDUDQFHSURǩOHDOVR collected data, it is necessary to convert the raw
provides information on the ballast distribution, the data into real information by thorough evaluation.
position of the catenary wire, as well as distances ,WLVDOVRLPSRUWDQWWRSXWGLǨHUHQWSDUDPHWHUV
to the adjacent track axes and station platforms. into context, which can identify the root causes
7KLVDOORZVIRULPPHGLDWHLGHQWLǩFDWLRQRIFOHDUDQFH of defects.
infringements and an optimisation of the amount Based on this information it is possible to classify
of new ballast required for tamping works. It also the condition of the track – i.e. good condition or
indicates problems with the catenary wire geometry. requiring action.
By comparing time series of measuring runs of
Track Component Video Monitoring System previous months or years it is possible to perform
A video monitoring system helps identify loose or a trend analysis and ascertain the deterioration
missing rail fasteners, anomalies in the rail surface, rate for each section of the track. This helps identify
and cracks in concrete ties. the locations with the fastest deterioration and
therefore the most urgent need for action.
Catenary Wire Geometry and Wire Wear Therefore, highly accurate location
The geometry of the catenary system can be V\QFKURQLVDWLRQRIWKHGLǨHUHQWSDUDPHWHUVLVD
checked (height and stagger). A pantograph allows prerequisite – the EM series provides such exact
to perform these measurements under dynamic positioning by using inertial navigational based
conditions. By measuring the catenary wire wear, it GPS and other location synchronisation options.
is possible to analyse if and where it is necessary to Intensifying the level of aggregation also allows a
replace the catenary wire. wider group of people to utilise the information for
These examples illustrate that whatever track WKHLUVSHFLǩFQHHGVVHHFigure 2).
inspection vehicle is chosen, it is possible to Another possible application for measuring
systems is the installation on track maintenance
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“New York City is home to one of the largest, oldest, and busiest inner city rapid transit the mere measurement of track parameters.
systems in the world; the New York City Transit (NYCT) system. Required maintenance is An inertial navigational track geometry
constrained as the subway system must continue to function and serve while it is being PHDVXULQJV\VWHPVXFKDVWKHRQHRǨHUHGE\
maintained. Continuous safety inspections which do not interfere with the regular train
Plasser & Theurer, installed on a tamping machine
traffic and optimised maintenance planning are therefore of utmost importance. For
this reason, NYCT has four Track Geometry Cars (TGC) in operation which were delivered
allows for precise surveying. In addition, it allows
between 1984 and 2008. Automated track inspections using NYCT’s Track Geometry for control measurements after maintenance has
Cars assure the safety of the mainline tracks by performing detailed and accurate been performed, eliminating the need for separate
measurements under dynamic loads equal to what passenger cars impose upon the track, measuring runs with a dedicated measuring car.
at train speeds.”
In addition to the complete documentation and
Antonio Cabrera, P.E., Assistant Chief Officer, Track Engineering,
MOW Engineering, Subways, MTA-NYCT
quality control of the maintenance work, it also
saves a lot of time as it allows the track section
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following the completion of works. tasks required shall be easily performed by
A new development for the application of the customer.
measuring systems is the turnout tamping
assistance system PlasserSmartTamping – Downtime of the vehicle
The Assistant from Plasser & Theurer, which has The downtime of the vehicle, either scheduled for
revolutionised the tamping process in turnouts and maintenance or unscheduled due to defects, shall
crossings. It increases the quality of the tamping be as short as possible.
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optimisation of the ballast amount required during The vehicle shall be used for several decades. Its BERND METZGER is Head
tamping. They are also used to check whether the lifecycle may be extended by regular maintenance of the Track Recording
& Research Department
track comes too close to a station platform or is as recommended by the manufacturer.
at Plasser American,
lifted too high under a bridge. Other maintenance All this adds up to the true cost of the vehicle Chesapeake. He graduated
machines, such as ballast cleaning machines, DQGE\RǨHULQJUHOLDEOHKLJKTXDOLW\YHKLFOHVZLWK from Technical University
use measuring systems to optimise laying and impressive lifecycles, Plasser & Theurer fully meets Munich, Germany, in
positioning of the track during work. these considerations. the fields of electrical
engineering and information
Plasser & Theurer is proud of its long-term
technology with a focus on
customer relationships and the more than Summary automation. In the following
200 track inspection vehicles delivered. This success Track inspection vehicles are an important years, Bernd focused on the
is based on the company’s reliability as a supplier, instrument for track assessment due to the development of software
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measuring systems at the
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Fraunhofer Institute for
supplier’s responsibility does not end with delivery. simultaneously in a structured and aligned way, Physical Measurement
With this in mind, a worldwide service network has a prerequisite for reliable long-term analysis and Techniques in Germany.
been implemented to provide excellent customer maintenance planning. Since 1998, Bernd has been
support around the globe. Furthermore, dedicated track inspection vehicles with the Plasser Group.
With more than 20 years
A quality feature of each machine is that they are allow track maintenance personnel to witness the
of project engineering
‘Made in Austria’ which assures the customers they recording in real-time on-board, which enables experience, Bernd is a
will receive high-quality vehicles with well-proven them to instantly understand the root causes of specialist for hardware and
design and adapted to their needs, using the most H[FHSWLRQVDQGWRRUJDQLVHLPPHGLDWHUHFWLǩFDWLRQ software integration of
reliable inspection systems. of severe defects. railway measuring systems.
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inspection vehicle, it is of utmost importance to Plasser & Theurer and the installed systems is
consider the following expense factors: satisfactory. It helps us to optimise our track
maintenance. Furthermore, the operation of 1. Adapted from Peinsipp, C.:
Maintenance optimisation
the measuring car is convenient and measuring WKURXJKHǫFLHQWLQIRUPDWLRQ
Maintenance cost management. Master Thesis at
results can be achieved easily in real-time.”
The vehicle and the inspection systems shall Choi Ji Hoon, Manager, Korail
FH Campus Wien, 2013
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professionals with a platform for sharing
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IT tool, often referred to as SAIT1. Its aim is users of the SAIT can gather important
information to prevent accidents in their network.
to support better management of the risk of Additionally, the SAIT helps to manage and prevent
future rail accidents. Phillip Siomka from the equipment failures, reducing costs related to
repairs and replacements. While in other transport
European Union Agency for Railways Safety sectors, such as aviation or automotive, safety
Unit provides more information. managers are more prone to exchange intelligence
and learn from each other, the rail sector still
experiences somewhat of an information gap;
a gap that is about to be closed by the SAIT.
The SAIT was launched at InnoTrans 2016 in
Berlin where it was presented as an essential
element of the EU’s overall target to become the
world leader in rail safety. By launching the SAIT,
The European Union Agency for Railways believes the European Union Agency for Railways has
provided a solution to a clear gap within the EU
that the SAIT provides a useful and easily accessible
framework for railways, as there was previously no
tool to fill a clear gap in the European safety framework means for operational actors to quickly and simply
share vital information regarding critical equipment
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discovered. The users will then have the opportunity
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multisite/safetyalerts/
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historical formation and implementation of transoceanic
railways in South America. My conclusion was:
railroad crossing
South America and
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feasible objectives.”
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to implement rail extension projects, a new
programme called ‘Programa de Parcerias de
Investimentos’ (PPI) – or ‘Investment Partnership
Programme’ – was consolidated in September
2016 and its approach concerning railways is BELOW: Map of
now focused on the following two objectives: Brazilian rail projects
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an attractiveness factor. A common feature of all three new lines under implementation costing
WKHVHLQLWLDWLYHVLVWKHLUFRPPRGLW\H[SRUWǪRZ approximately USD 15 billion7.
vocation. When the country establishes this corridor
in a competitive and sustainable way, the path will Multinational projects
be opened for integration among other corridors As for multinational projects, the transoceanic
with the establishment of a nation – or even railroad crossing South America and linking the
international – rail network. However, until that
happens, this scenario is highly unlikely.
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alignments, by linking and refurbishing existing
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lines (Santos–Arica and Paranaguá/Antofagasta)
1. The Challenges of Integrating
Argentina DQGE\LPSOHPHQWLQJQHZJUHHQǩHOGOLQHV the South American Railways,
published in European Railway
As for Argentina, President Mauricio Macri’s (Açu–Paita). In all cases, geographic distance, Review, Volume 22, Issue 3, 2016
/ www.globalrailwayreview.
administration has focused on a renewal the Andes, environmental issues and fundraising com/article/27439/the-c
hallenges-of-integrating-
programme of suburban lines around Buenos Aires are considerable challenges that render those the-south-american-railways/
and a link of existing end-stations beneath the projects out of reach, at least for the next decade. 2. www.projetocrescer.gov.
br/early-extension-of-5-
capital, on a USD 14 billion budget5. Indeed, considering the historical rail railroad-concessions
In Colombia, continuing the infrastructure more feasible initiatives, which means projects 4. www.sedeme.com.br/portal/
ferrovia-paraense
investments with private participation6, the with high economic and logistic impact in 5. https://economia.elpais.com/
government has recently published the updated QDWLRQDOHFRQRPLHVDQGGHPDQGIURPRǨWDNHUV economia/2016/09/
08/actualidad/1473348865_
Intermodal Transport Master Plan, which includes These two elements combined can bring a third, 758556.html
rail investments of USD 3.7 billion in 20 years to which is private interest. Following this reasoning, 6. http://es.presidencia.gov.co/
noticia/161125-Presidente-Santos
improve the national transport network. projects could be implemented and then, with a -proyecta-nuevo-plan-de-Infraestr
uctura-para-Colombia
lower infrastructure gap, increased competitiveness 7. www.americaeconomia.com/
Peru and richness, and more planning and structuring negocios-industrias/estiman-inver
siones-por-mas-de-us26-mil-millon
In Peru, investments are more concentrated on maturity, more ambitious initiatives could be es-para-ferrocarriles-en-peru
suburban trains and especially Lima Metro, with achieved in South America.
A multifaceted approach
to improve Italy’s railways
Urban mobility is currently undergoing somewhat of a paradigm shift.
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of intermodal transportation solutions, demonstrating a marked shift in
the way individuals traverse towns and cities. The boundaries of such areas
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by the distance to the centre itself. In this context, it becomes increasingly
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can actually use. In this article, Maurizio Gentile, CEO and General Manager
of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), shares Italy’s infrastructure development
plans for the coming years and his vision for the future role of railways.
I
NVESTING in new railway infrastructure and the Graziano Delrio, to mean a series of interventions
potentiation of the existing one is fundamental that constitute a transport strategy that focuses
WRIXOǩOWKHQHHGVRIERWKWKHSXEOLFDQGWKH on improving mobility in the short-, medium- and
companies involved, whether it be for in-city, long-term.
regional, medium- or long-haul trips. These goals This ‘iron treatment’ is already a reality:
can be attained by means of the so-called ‘iron thanks to important funds made available by
treatment’, an expression used by the Italian the Italian government, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
Minister of Infrastructure and Transports, (RFI), the company that manages the country’s
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RFI aims from the Iberian Peninsula to the borders with that railway connections are guaranteed for
to complete Ukraine, crossing the transversal Turin-Trieste; fast passenger and goods trains, with regularity
and the Baltic-Adriatic, from Ravenna to Gdansk. and punctuality, thanks to the installation of
connections with
The new passes will make the transportation of last-generation technologies.
the European goods by railway more competitive, promoting Improving the infrastructure system for
railways, improve Italian ports connected to the country’s railways urban, metropolitan and regional train lines,
the performance and therefore allowing for more frequent and where a large portion of the economic and
of the existing rapid connections, gentle slopes for heavier, longer social development of Italian cities is at stake,
railway network, trains, and tunnel gauge for semitrailers. This will is undoubtedly the most ambitious goal of
contribute to modal re-balancing, which is the goal RFI’s programme for the upcoming decade.
and strengthen
of the European White Paper, one of the references Several building sites are already set up to build
its regional and of the TEN-T Corridors. new infrastructure in metropolitan cities and lines
metropolitan lines RFI is also busy completing the Italian to connect the city centre with the suburbs.
High-Speed/High-Capacity System towards the The common thread that connects all manner
northeast, with the new fast lines between Brescia, of interventions is the installation of new
Verona and Padua. This is in addition to the new technologies for safe timing between trains.
fast line between Naples and Bari, the Third Giovi This markedly improves the management
Pass on the Rhine-Alps Corridor, the Palermo– RIWUDLQWUDǫ
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Catania–Messina route, and, still on the railways available to transportation companies,
theme of modal integration, the connection improves the reliability of the entire infrastructure,
of national strategic ports and airports with and aids the anticipation of network defects and
the national railway network. anomalies by means of a predictive logic based
To ensure the attainment of these goals, RFI RQǩ[HGDQGPRELOHGLDJQRVWLFV5),IXOO\
– following the strategic guidelines of the Ministry adheres to the European technical standards
of Infrastructure and Transports – is applying of interoperability and continuously researches
the logic of high network speed to its projects: new technological solutions, such as the latest
potentiating and improving existing lines means ones we have been testing in our urban hubs and
shorter construction times and lower costs than secondary regional lines. This includes ERTMS HD
building new lines from scratch. This also ensures (High-Density) and the ERSAT system, which may
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TEXRail:
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1 2
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Construction is already nearing completion for safety measures by providing the ability to Equipment Maintenance
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where crews have utilised tilt wall construction for 7RDVVLVWZLWK37&ǩEUHRSWLFFDEOHZLOOUXQDORQJ Tilt walls are being used
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Fort Worth. The tilt walls, which are 12 inches thick is jointly owned and operated by FWTA and the the TEXRail Equipment
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are extending and elevating the platform for the mainline tracks in the area until the EMF
level boarding. The platform at the Fort Worth is ready. Grapevine is an historic railroad town
Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) is also being that will be a convenient eight-minute ride from
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phases of development, but all will be ready for long layover.
TEXRail’s opening in late-2018. The Grapevine Convention and Visitors
Bureau showcased TEXRail in a summer
TEXRail showcase and upcoming testing exhibition that featured the past, present and
Anticipation is growing and railroad enthusiasts are future of railroading. TEXRail was the ‘future’
looking forward to seeing the new trains on the rail. section of the showcase, which attracted more
The good news is that they won’t have to wait long. than 30,000 visitors; that’s 30,000 potential
Four of the eight train sets are already in the United riders who can hop aboard TEXRail.
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Atlanta, where it will be showcased at the American
PAUL J BALLARD has been Public Transportation Association (APTA) Expo.
President/Chief Executive
Officer of the Fort Worth
Fort Worth will be well represented at the event as
key leaders and supporters come to see the train in
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Transportation Authority
(FWTA) since 2014, after
SHUVRQIRUWKHǩUVWWLPH ABOUT THE
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as Chief Executive Officer of Rolling stock TEXRAIL PROJECT:
Nashville Metropolitan Sleek FLIRT 3 (Fast Light Innovative Regional Train)
Bob Baulsir, Vice President of Rail and Procurement
Transit Authority and the trainsets will be operated along the line; these at the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA),
Regional Transportation
vehicles may feel familiar for European travellers, but will contribute to Global Railway Review Issue 6 2017
Authority in Middle
Tennessee. Paul has more WKH\ZLOOEHWKHǩUVWRILWVNLQGLQWKH8QLWHG6WDWHV published in November to cover more details about the
than 40 years of experience Manufactured by Stadler Bussnang AG in Switzerland, rolling stock to be operated on the TEXRail commuter
line. Register for free as a member with Global Railway
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bidirectional train features a power car in the middle.
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to the customer
passenger is forced to source separate tickets for data (150,000 pieces of customer feedback every On average,
each carrier, making the experience frustrating. week) to predict how busy a train will be before it people make
7KHLQWXLWLYHDSSURDFKRǨHUHGE\7UDLQOLQH arrives at the platform, advising passengers where
over 10 times more
enables the passenger in this situation to buy to board to have the best chance of getting a seat.
rail journeys than
a combined journey at the best fare available. In the very near future we’ll be launching even more
Rail is the only transport mode where such smart features that are designed to make rail travel flights per year
disjointed practices remain in place, leaving more intuitive, enabling customers to simply focus
VLJQLǩFDQWGHPDQGXQWDSSHG,IWKHLQGXVWU\LVWR on enjoying their journey.
truly grow and take a larger share of the air and Improving the customer experience is also central
road market, this needs to change and technology to various initiatives at European level. The EU
provides the solution. &RPPLVVLRQNLFNHGRǨWKHSURFHVVE\HPEDUNLQJ
The global rail industry is currently worth on a lengthy programme of rail liberalisation in
approximately $230 billion and, unlike air travel, rail EU member states, starting with a series of rail
is an integral part of millions of people’s everyday life directives. The fourth directive aims to open up
– whether it’s the morning commute, weekend trips full competition on national rail networks by 2020.
to the beach or travelling to meetings. On average, Naturally, the EU’s funding of projects under its
people make over 10 times more rail journeys than TEN-T programme focusses primarily on the physical
ǪLJKWVSHU\HDUWKDWDžVWUDLQMRXUQH\VSHUSHUVRQ infrastructure such as tracks and stations. In parallel,
FRPSDUHGZLWKMXVWWZRǪLJKWV:KHUHWKHERRNLQJ the European rail industry has acknowledged
and travel experience is seamless and intuitive, we that the digital infrastructure equally needs attention
know this rail travel frequency increases. to improve consumer access to rail journeys and
:LWKDURXQGRIWLFNHWVVWLOOERXJKWRǬLQH OHYHUDJHWKHYDOXHRIWKHVLJQLǩFDQWLQYHVWPHQWV KLAUS KREHER is Head
again technology has a key part to play in Trainline is a founding member and contributor of Carrier Development at
enhancing the customer experience and, as a to initiatives such as the Full Service Model Trainline, with responsibility
result, growing the market. By providing digital (FSM) to establish the foundations for standardised for growing the company’s
global network of rail
tickets on the customer’s phone, alongside real-time IT applications across multiple European rail carriers.
carriers. Klaus joined
data about train travel delays, cancellations and Ultimately, industry collaboration is crucial for Trainline in April 2017 from
platform numbers, the passenger has greater the continued improvement of the rail experience. Travelport where he most
control of their journey. World-class mobile user State-of-the-art rail infrastructure in Europe recently held the role of
experience makes rail a very appealing proposition DQGDURXQGWKHZRUOGRǨHUVWKHIRXQGDWLRQIRU Commercial Director for
Rail with responsibility
to the customer, instantly modernising the HǫFLHQWFRPIRUWDEOHWUDQVSRUWDWLRQ\HWWKHNH\
for devising and delivering
experience and solving a wealth of complex issues to unlocking cross-border rail travel in Europe the commercial growth
that infrastructure updates, for example, would is to provide the customer with easy access to strategy and key account
take years to eradicate. clear, up-to-the-minute information and a seamless management for railway
But innovation doesn’t just stop there. At Trainline, digital experience. Governments, rail carriers and operators and suppliers in
Europe, America and Asia.
we have a dedicated data science team and technology providers alike need to work together
During his 10-year tenure in
over 250 railtech engineers focused on applying WRXQORFNVLJQLǩFDQWGRUPDQWGHPDQGJURZWKH the role, Klaus created new
cutting-edge technology such as AI and machine market and make rail the transport mode of choice partnerships with more than
learning, to elevate the customer experience even every time, for everyone. Trainline is committed to 40 train operating companies
further. In the UK we’ve launched predictive features working hand-in-hand with the rest of the industry in Europe, Asia and America.
in our app, such as BusyBot, which crowdsources to make this vision a reality.
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Rail IT:
Secure digital services
for the safest mode
of transport
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MARTIN WITTKE is Product
Line Manager for Siemens
N-BOARD wireless internet access is How secure is this new IT on trains? Convergence Creators’
Media4Rail solution. He
now widely available via web portals A lot of work goes into achieving the highest safety
graduated from University
to provide passengers with all kinds standards in train operation, but we still need of Rostock with a degree
of information about their journey, to anticipate unexpected events. We must also in Electrical Engineering.
the train, and the region of travel. It also provides be well-prepared for cyber-attacks on our trains’ Martin has worked for
entertainment services such as news, magazines, IT infrastructure. Siemens since 1997 with
previous roles including
ǩOPVPXVLFDQGJDPHV,QDGGLWLRQSDVVHQJHUV Cyber- or hacker-attacks on digital train services
Software Engineer and
can see free and occupied seats on carriages, make can vary considerably in both form and impact. Project Engineer heading
reservations, or book rental cars, taxis and bikes. They may go unnoticed, or they may be immediately different business
All of these services are accessible via smartphones detected. They may be of little consequence, and departments in Siemens
and tablets and helps make passenger journeys merely satisfy the ambition of tech-savvy people Austria and Germany.
more relaxed and enjoyable. who lack a truly malicious intent. Or they can be
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Media4Rail Security
Siemens Convergence Creators has developed the
Media4Rail1 Security concept to establish a standard
for protecting railways’ digital services assets from
cyber-attacks. Product and system security, network
security, and system integrity form the three pillars of
this approach (see Figure 1), with each of the central
components requiring independent attention in
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Toward
seamless
connectivity
I
N2RAIL1 is a Horizon 20202 project aiming to
lay the foundations for a resilient, consistent,
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by delivering important building blocks that will
enable the unlocking of the innovation potential
that exists in the future Shift2Rail3 programme.
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Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
In2Rail is one of the lighthouse projects of
Shift2Rail and will contribute to Innovation
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explore innovative technologies and the resulting
concepts embedded in a systems framework
where infrastructure, information management,
maintenance techniques, energy, and engineering
are integrated, optimised, shared and exploited.
In2Rail is structured around three technical
sub-projects: Smart Infrastructure, Intelligent
Mobility Management, and Rail Power Supply and
Energy Management.
The In2Rail consortium includes more than
50 partners covering all areas of railway expertise:
system integrators, manufacturers, infrastructure
managers, maintenance railway suppliers
and research institutes and universities from
across Europe.
The focus of the Intelligent Mobility Management
(I2M) sub-project is on the issue of digitalisation.
How can we improve the utilisation, availability and
usability of the combined rail transport resources,
by means of computer-based support systems?
Digitalisation as such is nothing new in the
railway sector. For practically all areas of operation,
there are computerised systems available of
variable maturity, ranging from computer-based
interlockings, which have been commonplace for
more than 30 years, to systems for analysing asset
diagnostics which have emerged over the last few
years. We have computer systems for timetabling,
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maintenance, rolling stock inventory, crew rostering
MARTIN KARLSSON is
a Technical Expert at HWF:KDWLVPLVVLQJLVDQHǫFLHQWDXWRPDWHGDQG
Bombardier Transportation standardised way for these systems to cooperate,
within the Rail Control as one ecosystem.
Solutions division in
Addressing this problem is also in line with
Gothenburg, Sweden. He was
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awarded a Master of Science
in Engineering Physics from as one of the 10 top priorities for the present
Chalmers University of (XURSHDQ&RPPLVVLRQ7KHSXEOLFFRQǩGHQFHLQ
Technology in 1985. Martin
joined Bombardier (then
Adtranz) in 1996 and was the
technical lead in several of
the company’s ‘world firsts’ The In2Rail consortium includes more than
such as Moving Block (1999), 50 partners covering all areas of railway expertise:
ERTMS Regional (2012)
and ERTMS Level 3 (2014).
system integrators, manufacturers, infrastructure managers,
Martin has been working as maintenance railway suppliers and research institutes and
System Architect for CTC/ universities from across Europe
TMS systems since 2013.
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8,&GHǩQHG5DLO7RSR0RGHO570IXUWKHUVWHSVDUH Structure for expandability and divisibility When all
being taken towards a structure that aligns well We cannot hope to cover all present and future significant
with our view. The fact that railML versions 1 and 2 QHHGVRIDOOUDLOZD\UHODWHGV\VWHPVLQWKHǩUVW
data related to the
are widely accepted by many actors in the railway common model release. Instead, we will aim to
sector contributed to making railML 3 a natural create a structure where data from additional
railway operation is
choice as a basis for our CDM. use cases can be easily added according to an made available in
+RZHYHUUDLO0/DVLWVWDQGVWRGD\ZLOOQRWIXOǩO established pattern, without disrupting the existing a structured way, it
our needs. The use cases which drive the evolution GHǩQLWLRQV(TXDOO\LPSRUWDQWLVWREHDEOHWR will be possible to
of railML does not to-date include TMS, which is structure the complete model, for example by develop completely
the core service for I2M. In particular, data which namespaces or modules. Application developers
new applications,
changes dynamically in real-time is not covered should not be concerned about model complexity
(for example, positions of trains, status of train outside the needs of their individual applications.
without changing
routes etc.). the existing ones
To close this gap, collaboration between Common modelling concepts
railML.org and the In2Rail project has been &RPPRQEDVHW\SHVZKLFKZLOOEHGLǫ FXOWWR
established, where In2Rail will provide new use change later, needs to be agreed. In particular,
cases to railML, and also interactively participate WKLVDSSOLHVWRGDWDWKDWFXWDFURVVPDQ\GLǨHUHQW
in modelling these use cases for upcoming railML entities, such as data related to positioning and
releases. That way, most if not all of the In2Rail network navigation. Syntax for cross referencing
CDM will be covered by railML. Symbiotically, between objects also needs to be established.
we will create a stronger common standard.
7KHǩUVWSULRULW\LQWKLVFROODERUDWLRQLVWR The ambition is to continue this collaboration not
establish some fundamental modelling principles: only during the In2Rail project, but throughout the
Shift2Rail programme. Several of the upcoming or
Model Driven Architecture already started Shift2Rail projects are stakeholders
This principle is essentially already covered by the in the CDM, and will contribute to a richer content
‘One UML’ approach agreed between railML.org E\GHǩQLQJQHZXVHFDVHVFigure 2 illustrates the
and the UIC’s RTM expert group. The idea is that preliminary road map.
the core model is to be a platform independent It will be a considerable step forward if the
PRGHOGHǩQHGLQD80/FODVVGLDJUDP)URPWKLVD In2Rail platform and an evolved railML standard
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more important in the long-term is how this setup
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ZHSODQWRLQVWHDGXVH*RRJOH3URWRFRO%XǨHUV FDQVXSSRUWLQQRYDWLRQ:KHQDOOVLJQLǩFDQWGDWD 1. www.in2rail.eu
IRUPRUHHǫ FLHQWUHDOWLPHGDWDH[FKDQJH2WKHU related to the railway operation is made available 2. https://ec.europa.eu/
applications may have other needs of implementing in a structured way, it will be possible to develop programmes/horizon2020/
data representations, or even generate software completely new applications, without changing the 3. https://shift2rail.org/
source code. All such derivations will still follow the existing ones. We hope to see services emerging 4. www.railml.org
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HIGH-SPEED
Construction progress: It’s happening construction. The 3,700ft structure will serve as the
More than two years have passed since the southern gateway to the city and its construction is
California High-Speed Rail Authority1 (Authority) expected to last through to mid-2018.
RǫFLDOO\EURNHJURXQGRQFRQVWUXFWLRQLQ&DOLIRUQLDDžV Also in Madera County, much of the work for BELOW:
Central Valley. Construction crews are making the Cottonwood Creek crossing is complete. Construction
progress at 13 sites that span 119 miles in the To the north and south of Cottonwood, preparatory crews are
making
Central Valley and three design-build construction work will be the next aspect of construction for progress at
teams are working between Madera and Kern WKHǩUVWVHFWLRQRIJXLGHZD\7KLVLQYROYHVVSHFLǩF 13 sites
Counties on contracts valued at $3.24 billion. earthwork to convey the high-speed train at-grade.
&RQVWUXFWLRQ3DFNDJH&3LVWKHǩUVWVLJQLǩFDQW Construction Package 2-3 (CP 2-3) is the second
construction contract executed on the high-speed rail VLJQLǩFDQWFRQVWUXFWLRQFRQWUDFWWREHH[HFXWHG
programme. The CP 1 construction area is a 32-mile in the Central Valley. The CP 2-3 construction
stretch in Madera County and Fresno County and area extends approximately 60 miles south of
within it, major structures have gone up over the last the terminus of Construction Package 1 in Fresno,
few years with several nearing completion. to one mile north of the Tulare-Kern County line.
7KHǩUVWPDMRUFRQVWUXFWLRQZLWKLQ&3EHJDQ Pre-construction activities continue in CP 2-3 in
in summer 2015 at the Fresno River Viaduct in Fresno and Tulare Counties and crews have already
Madera County. That work is now largely complete, carried out geotechnical and demolition projects.
with the exception of some minor concrete &XUUHQWO\FUHZVDUHFRQGXFWLQJHPEDQNPHQWǩOO
patchwork. This structure is approximately 1,600ft tests and utility relocations.
and will serve as the northern gateway to the city &RQVWUXFWLRQ3DFNDJHLVWKHǩQDOFRQVWUXFWLRQ
of Fresno as it carries high-speed trains over the contract and extends 22 miles south of CP
Fresno River and State Route 145. 2-3. Pre-construction activities continue in this
At over twice the length of the Fresno River region, including geotechnical investigations and
Viaduct, the Cedar Viaduct in the southern part preparations for utility relocations and demolition
of Fresno is currently in nearly every stage of activities in the coming months.
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HIGH-SPEED
With 13 active hundreds of thousands of trees. We will carry out projects that support safety and modernisation
construction sites, this programme in partnership with the California improvements, including positive train control,
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFIRE) upgraded vehicles and rail corridor upgrades.
thousands of
and will target communities that are in the vicinity Now that construction is well underway, the
labourers at work,
of the rail system, with special focus on providing Authority is beginning to plan for operations.
millions of dollars EHQHǩWVWRGLVDGYDQWDJHGFRPPXQLWLHV,QDGGLWLRQ An Early Train Operator will assist the Authority
invested in small to further reducing GHG emissions, these trees will with the development and management of
businesses and a improve urban air quality and quality of life, reduce the initial operations of the high-speed rail
sustainable delivery HQHUJ\XVHDQGVWRUPZDWHUUXQRǨSUHYHQWVRLO system. Early engagement of a train operator
erosion, and restore habitats. is a critical step that moves beyond planning,
programme already
design and construction towards a commercial
providing benefits
Moving forward operation phase. By strategically partnering with
to Californians, it’s Throughout the rest of the Phase 1 system a private sector operator, the Authority will be
clear the California between San Francisco/Merced and Los Angeles/ able to ensure that the high-speed rail system is
High-Speed Rail Anaheim, the Authority is committed to completing designed to enhance ultimate commercial value
Program is no environmental reviews. This will allow us to provide DQGSURǩWDELOLW\
clarity to local communities, stakeholders and In early-2018 the Authority will publish its next
longer just an idea;
regional partners as to the route and station Business Plan; an overarching policy document
it’s a reality
locations, and to be shovel-ready in order to used to inform the legislature, the public and
build out the system and facilitate intermediate stakeholders of the project’s implementation and
improvements as funding becomes available. progress, as well as assist the legislature in making
The Authority is also working with policy decisions regarding the project.
state and regional partners to advance With 13 active construction sites, thousands
and accelerate connectivity projects across of labourers at work, millions of dollars invested
REFERENCE California. Nearly $1 billion in Proposition 1A funding in small businesses and a sustainable delivery
has been allocated toward early investments to SURJUDPPHDOUHDG\SURYLGLQJEHQHǩWVWR
1. www.hsr.ca.gov
advance state-wide rail modernisation. This includes Californians, it’s clear the California High-Speed Rail
nearly $400 million dedicated to connectivity Program is no longer just an idea; it’s a reality.
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and capacity on the other. costs, delayed revenue service managers reluctant to requirements. However,
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network of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a transport routes across core corridors. Within the
highly used freight network with 1.27 million &RQQHFWLYLW\$JHQGDWKHFRǩQDQFLQJUDWHIRUUDLO
tonnes transported per route-km, which is projects amounts to 50% (grant funding). In the last
slightly higher than the EU average at 1.24 million WKUHH\HDUVHLJKWUDLOZD\SURMHFWVKDYHEHHQǩQDQFHG
tonnes. Line speed on the network averages around which has provided momentum to secure additional
40-80km/h depending on the section, but the projects and plans to deploy ERTMS.
commercial (end-to-end) speed on the network as a
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sections, but an additional major cause of train In order to assess the possibilities for signalling
delays is an obsolete train dispatching and control improvement in the Western Balkans, the South
system, including some compulsory stops at more East Europe Transport Observatory (SEETO),
than 3782 unprotected level crossings. in cooperation with the World Bank, analysed
,QWUDǫ FLQWHQVLW\LQ6HUELDPHDVXUHG the current situation of ERTMS deployment in the
WKHWRWDOWUDǫ FXQLWVSHUURXWHNPDVTXLWHORZ region. They subsequently developed a roadmap
at approximately 30% of the EU-27 average. for addressing the challenge of improving ERTMS in
,QUDLOZD\WUDǫ FLQWHQVLW\RQWKH6HUELDQ the Western Balkans to meet the Trans-European
network was 75% of that in 2008. Backlogs have Transport Network (TEN-T) demands. Within
accumulated with regard to telecommunication this study4, we wanted to demonstrate how an
systems, signalling systems, power supply, assessment of ERTMS that covers legislative,
catenaries and interlocking systems, with the strategic and operational issues can be used to
age of over three-quarters of the systems being develop a roadmap for ERTMS deployment that not
31-40 years (81% of signalling system is more than only overcomes the current fragmented approach,
30 years old). This also highlights the severe lack EXWZLOOSURYLGHVLJQLǩFDQWHFRQRPLHVRIVFDOHIRU
of investment over the last 10 years as less than implementation and operation through regional
2% of systems have been modernised3. A similar harmonisation. Our focus was the extension of
situation is found in other Western Balkan areas, the TEN-T network (see Figure 1) to the Western
with an additional problem of there being many Balkans’ main regional network, to improve
borders over a relatively small area, which causes mobility within the region.
ORQJGHOD\VDQGLPSHGHVWKHIUHHǪRZRIWUDǫ F 7KH:HVWHUQ%DONDQSDUWQHUVDUHDWGLǨHUHQW
in the region and also between Europe and the stages of introducing ERTMS systems, usually
Middle East. without the necessary interconnection between
Although this is the current situation in the region, PRGHVDQGEHWZHHQWKHGLǨHUHQWV\VWHPV
there are now concrete plans to improve railways In common with other regions, ERTMS
in the Western Balkans. As part of its Enlargement LPSOHPHQWDWLRQVVXǨHUIURPLQVXǫ FLHQW
Strategy, the European Commission has committed standardisation of information exchanges, market
up to €1 billion to the Western Balkans Investment actors’ disparate capabilities to use ICT, legal
Framework (WBIF) over the 2014-2020 period for requirements that hamper the use of ICT, as well as
improving key transport and energy corridors within data security and privacy issues.
the Western Balkans and the EU. This initiative, also For railways, the key considerations include
known as the Connectivity Agenda, is part of the the following:
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applications. This can only be achieved by ensuring by Western Balkan partners has revealed an
that there is the correct legislative framework, occasional lack of detailed costing and assessment
strategic plans and deployment strategy. of funding solutions or sound plan for training
Our analysis shows that the implementation of DQGUHWHQWLRQRITXDOLǩHGVWDǨ$QLPSRUWDQW
relevant regulations and standards is progressing lesson for those conducting ERTMS planning is to
faster and more easily for those modes where ensure that funding for ERTMS is comprehensively
guidelines and interoperability standards applicable considered, since a constraint in resources is one
to ERTMS are straightforward. However, awareness of the greatest barriers to sustaining ERTMS in
of what is an ERTMS or other telematic application the long-term. This requires not only a listing of
DQGLWVEHQHǩWVLVVWLOOORZ7KLVLVDVLJQLǩFDQW where funds could possibly be obtained, but a
obstacle since most of the partners are struggling funding strategy that charts a course toward the
WRVHFXUHVXǫ FLHQWEXGJHWIRULQYHVWPHQWLQ actual acquisition of those funds. This can be
infrastructure and a clear understanding of the important information for consideration of the total
FRVWEHQHǩWRI(5706LQWHUYHQWLRQVLVFUXFLDOIRU transportation funding package for the national or
making a case for ERTMS. The fact that systematic regional transportation plan.
approaches and capacities for the introduction of At a national level, measures are to be taken for
ERTMS are generally not in place, depends largely capacity-building activities (education, outreach,
RQWKHSROLWLFDOFRQWH[WDQGLVRODWHGHǨRUWVRI best-practice material etc.) of organisations
individual practitioners. to develop working knowledge of ERTMS
The recommendations provide a basis for the measures and systems and promote awareness
Western Balkans to address these issues and RILWVEHQHǩWV6SHFLǩFWUDLQLQJSURJUDPPHV
use it as a kind of roadmap in the years to come. for transport practitioners in terms of planning, REFERENCES
The main recommendation is to establish the developing and deployment of ERTMS projects
long-lasting teams that will work across borders need to be undertaken. 1. Regional Balkans Infrastructure
Study Update, World Bank, 2015
with the goal of promoting ERTMS, raising Best-practice shows that starting properly 2. Bosnia and Herzegovina Railways
awareness and compliance with the best-practices, from the beginning is of utmost importance in policy note, World Bank, 2016
and enabling the development of contextual and ensuring sustainability of the proposed solutions. 3. Accelerating Railway Reforms
in Serbia, a roadmap, World
planning frameworks. The ERTMS strategy Therefore, it is advisable to properly establish the Bank, 2014
and regional framework must identify national and basic strategy, architecture and interoperability 4. Assessment of ITS deployment
on TEN-T Core Network in the
regional agencies’ responsibilities and supporting standards before moving to implementation. Western Balkans.S. Vukanovic, N.
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agreements and commitments. partners will build a robust and sustainable ERTMS ITS-SEETO-2016.compressed.pdf
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Development of
digital technologies
for Russian Railways
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I
N RUSSIA, railways account for more
than 45% of the national cargo turnover
and over 25% of the passenger turnover and
consequently remain the most important mode
of transportation in the country. In the context of
Industry 4.0 and a highly competitive transportation
market, the sustainable development of this
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is largely dependent on the drive to develop and
implement innovative technologies.
One of the most important tasks in the Russian
Railways’ 2020 programme for innovative
development is the implementation of the Digital
Railway integrated project.
Increased competitiveness requires a transition
to the digital business model that involves the
coordination of all processes, online business
and service management. This is the part of
digitalisation that is built on the rapid development
and implementation of IT in client-oriented
industries and is already a hallmark of today’s
global digital economy.
The key prerequisite for the construction of a
digital railway is the fullest possible integration
of information and communication technologies
(ICTs) that connect the user, vehicle, train control
system and infrastructure, i.e. the development of
new end-to-end digital technologies to organise
the transportation process. From this perspective,
of particular interest are the technological
innovations in railway infrastructure maintenance
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Many key elements of the digital railway
infrastructure are already in place and operated
by the Russian Railways, largely due to the
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and suburban railway lines. Currently, more than necessary to assume control.
300,000 passengers ride on the MCC every day. The replacement of subway drivers is underway
On the MCC, the Automated Dispatcher/ in a number of countries, where electric trains don’t
Automated Driver system is integrated with the even have driver cabs. The introduction of such
combined train separation system. The latter is based solutions has become part of digital technology
on an automatic block system with audio frequency introduction programmes in the railway industries
track circuits integrated with a computer-based of several countries.
in-station interlocking system, as well as on-board However, unlike metros, railways are open
safety devices, and enables trains to run according systems, where anything can happen. As such,
to the moving block principle. Depending on the type in Russia we promote the use of trains controlled
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and length, and signal-free mode for accelerated rather than a fully-automated unattended mode
movement of electric trains with a minimum interval VSHFLǩHGE\,(&
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The MCC Automated Driver system allows UHODWHGWRDXWRPDWLFLGHQWLǩFDWLRQRIREVWDFOHV
for a phased transition to the use of automatic on track. Some testing is currently under way to
(unmanned) control systems to replace tackle them.
human personnel. Another example is a driverless system
Russian Railways attach great importance to this for shunting operations in marshalling yards
approach, taking into account the economic, human (MALS-BM). Such a trial is already in operation
and security factors. Another important aspect is the at Luzhskaya Station where the shunters are
reduction of labour-intensity and the development controlled via a digital radio channel with
of operator functions. In the long-term, employees continuous automatic supervision of their
will need to upgrade their skills and knowledge location using track circuits, augmented GPS/
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and the digital yard layout model. The purpose
of this project is to validate the procedure for
simultaneous control of several shunting units from
Russian Railways have developed and implemented a single remote workstation.
the technology for the construction of a High Accuracy At present in the automatic mode, operations are
performed by an equipped locomotive approaching
Coordinate System (HACS) and associated digital track and
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infrastructure models (DTMs) important operations are still performed with the
assistance of a driver.
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The MALS shunting automatic locomotive systems has been performed. This enabled cyber Cybersecurity
signalling system was developed by JSC NIIAS YXOQHUDELOLWLHVWREHLGHQWLǩHGDQGDQLQGXVWU\ requirements
– initially to operate in driver assistance mode standard and method for cybersecurity testing and
have become
approximately 10 years ago – and during this FHUWLǩFDWLRQRIFRPSXWHUEDVHGUDLOZD\VLJQDOOLQJ
period it was actively used in the Russian Railways and remote-control devices to be developed.
an integral part
facilities. The use of MALS reduced the negative Cybersecurity requirements have become an of any tender
safety impact of the human factor. An analysis of integral part of any tender documentation for documentation for
statistical reports on locomotive operations shows newly developed and implemented devices. newly developed
that most cases of the system’s interference in In practice, computer attacks against railway and implemented
the train control process, including emergency signalling and remote control systems can lead to
devices
stops, are due to the driver’s attempt to overrun violation of functional safety and wrong-side failures.
the allowed speed limit manually, which previously $WWKHVDPHWLPHWKHQXPEHUDQGHǨHFWLYHQHVV
remained unnoticed if it didn’t result in accidents. of cyber-attacks against industrial automated
With MALS all cases of speeding are logged and control systems has been steadily increasing
transferred to diagnostic workstations, e.g. in year-on-year. Undoubtedly, under conditions of an
locomotive depots. RSHQWHFKQRORJ\PDUNHWWKHFRQVROLGDWLRQRIHǨRUWV
Visualisation of locomotive movement of all interested parties is required. In this regard,
parameters and crew actions, a system of JSC NIIAS actively supports and participates in
locomotive control commands at duty workstations, LQLWLDWLYHVRI8,&EHLQJLWVDǫOLDWHGPHPEHUVXFK
and display of route and signal aspect information as the Digital Platform and Cybersecurity Platform.
on MALS on-board monitors enable mutual In our opinion an open exchange of experience
PRQLWRULQJRIWKHWUDǫFVDIHW\RIVWDWLRQSHUVRQQHO and best-practice is extremely important, as is
and locomotive crews and ensure process the joint development of an international railway
transparency. MALS enables the shunting and VROXWLRQLQWKHǩHOGRIPHWKRGRORJ\IRUF\EHUVHFXULW\
train operations in one area of the station to be assessment of computer-based railway signalling
FRPELQHGZLWKDQLQFUHDVHGWUDǫFVDIHW\OHYHO and remote control systems.
and automatically takes account of the loads of In addition, given the increasing digitalisation
each locomotive equipped with the MALS system of all business processes of the railway industry,
and the station as a whole. The information it is necessary to tackle the following key issue
ZRUNVWDWLRQVLQVWDOOHGDWWKHRǫFHVRIWKHVKXQWLQJ – namely, how to divide vital and non-vital
dispatcher and yard master, as well as the process systems safely. After all, the blending of vital
protocols of the systems operation, display the and non-vital functions leads to the impossibility
current status of the train, including the location of proving the safety of the system (either from
of shunting locomotives and the results of work the point-of-view of functional safety, or from the
performed for a given period of time. With the help point-of-view of cybersecurity). Here, we fully agree
of this information, it is possible to optimise the with Dr Marc Antoni, Director of UIC Rail System,
current planning of the shunting operations and who believes that LJV\VWHPVFDQEHFRPSOLFDWHG
shorten the interoperation intervals or analyse the EXWVKRXOGQRWEHFRPSOH[Lj
previous periods of the system and station activity. Of course, innovative technologies such as big
EFIM ROZENBERG
It should be noted that the MALS system – like data, IoT and blockchain are likely to open up new graduated from the
all the aforementioned innovative technologies prospects, and their approbation in the railway Moscow Institute of
– meets the requirements for cybersecurity, is industry is already under way. We believe that Railway Engineering in
interfaced by means of safe and secure protocols it should be very cautious and based on further 1974 and began working in
the Design and Research
with railway automation devices, and features a development of already existing systems, primarily
Department for Automatics
functional division of vital and non-vital systems to increase the opportunities for comprehensive and Telemechanics of the
that eliminates the possibility of wrong-side failures risk assessment, predictive maintenance of design bureau of the Main
caused by the operation of information systems. infrastructure and rolling stock, improving the Directorate of Signalling
Cybersecurity issues – which are increasingly mobility of service personnel and changing the and Communications within
the Ministry of Railways.
prevalent in the context of widespread use of digital priorities in technical planning service. However,
Since January 2008 Efim
technologies – are of great importance for Russian it is necessary to clearly distinguish the purpose has been working as First
Railways. As early as 2013, the Cybersecurity of the technologies – i.e. control command or Deputy Director General of
Expert Council of the Russian Railways was information action – and regulate their interaction JSC NIIAS and he is also the
established, followed shortly by the establishment in order to avoid reducing the safety of vital Chief Designer for Traffic
Safety on Russian railways.
of the Centre for Cybersecurity in JSC NIIAS, who control and command systems and to avoid
In 1983 Efim was awarded
jointly developed basic regulatory documentation. creating new types and classes of vulnerabilities the academic degree of
Russian Railways have carried out a lot of work for them when using cloud technologies. Without Candidate of Technical
and accumulated a lot of experience, during which DGGUHVVLQJWKLVLVVXHWKHHǨHFWLYHQHVVDQGHYHQ Sciences, and in 2005 Doctor
time a thorough check of their computer-based feasibility of implementing such technologies of Technical Sciences.
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ERTMS/ETCS on RFC6
Mediterranean Corridor
W
ITHIN the nine initial corridors environmental externalities in terms of reduction
envisaged by EU Regulation of gas emissions and reduction of roads and
913/2010, Rail Freight Corridor 61 highways congestion. Since 1999 STEFANO
MARCOCCIO has worked in
(RFC6) is the most interconnected
the control and automation
corridor in Europe, since it is crossed by six ERTMS strategy along RFC6 field, configuring and carrying
other freight corridors. Otherwise known as The implementation of ETCS (European Train out the implementation of
the ‘Mediterranean Corridor’, it stretches from Control System) on corridor routes is one of the numerous Automatic Process
Almería–Valencia/Madrid–Zaragoza /Barcelona– fundamental goals that led to the creation of Control Systems in chemical
plants. He has been employed
Marseille–Lyon–Turin–Milan–Verona–Padua/ (5706WKH(XURSHDQ5DLO7UDǫ F0DQDJHPHQW
at RFI S.p.A since 2003 and is
Venice–Trieste/Koper–Ljubljana–Budapest–Záhony 6\VWHP5)&LVFRPPLWWHGWRIXOǩOOLQJWKH currently a Project Manager
– and is expected to become a major European LQWHURSHUDELOLW\FULWHULDGHǩQHGLQWKH'LUHFWLYH in the CCS Department. His
freight corridor, linking South-Western and Eastern 2008/57/EC. In particular, in order to comply with focus is following the ERTMS
EU countries. In fact, it represents a key access WKHFRQWUROFRPPDQGWHFKQLFDOVSHFLǩFDWLRQVIRU Level 2 Pilot Line, ERTMS L1
Limited Supervision at Swiss–
gateway to the Ukraine and therefore has the interoperability, RFC6 is currently deploying ETCS
Italian border lines and ERTMS
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ǪRZVWKDWFXUUHQWO\WUDYHOE\VKLS7KHUHIRUHWKH line. In 2015 Stefano also
WUDǫ FGHYHORSPHQWDORQJ5)&PXVWDOVRWDNH RFC6 ERTMS Working Group became ERTMS Team Leader
DFFRXQWRIWKHVLJQLǩFDQWSRWHQWLDOLQFUHDVHLQWKH The ERTMS Committee was launched in 2007 for Rail Freight Corridor 6.
rail market share and consequent reduction of following the creation of the EEIG Corridor D.
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ANDREA GALLUZZI
graduated in Mechanical
Engineering and worked for
a management consulting
company from 1997 to
2000. From 2000 to 2003
he worked for Alitalia as
Maintenance/Ground
operations Quality Auditor.
Since then he has worked
in various railway safety
roles at companies including them. Any incompatibility shall be highlighted and and Hungary and the overlapping L1 & L2 section
Ferrovie dello Stato, RFI, clearly described. The main deliverable shall be EHWZHHQēULV]HQWS¬WHUDQG=DODFV¬E+XQJDU\
Trenitalia and within the
describing the harmonisation principles and the where it will be possible to test the dynamic
Regional Transport System.
related proposed procedures after consensus within WUDQVLWLRQRIGLǨHUHQWQDWLRQDODSSOLFDWLRQV,QWKLV
At the end of 2008 he was
appointed in Ferrovie dello the WG. regard ETCS represents an opportunity for railway
Stato holdings as Head of This document shall be followed by the undertakings to use their own rolling stock and
Safety and Interoperability description of these principles in each national provide open access, opening up competition
within the FS Brussels
set of rules. Each document, rule, standard, rule and potentially bringing prices at market level.
Representative office. Since
book etc. that should be created or amended to
2013 Andrea has been
the Managing Director of incorporate the proposed principles and procedures Interoperability
Rail Freight Corridor 6. shall be outlined. Finally, a national implementation Until the deployment of ETCS, railway undertakings
guide shall be produced for each IM and RU have to change their locomotives every time they
WRGHVFULEHWKHQDWLRQDOZRUNǪRZQHHGHGWR cross a border otherwise they must equip these
integrate these creations and amendments in the locomotives with multiple expensive on-board
existing documentation. FRQWUROFRPPDQGV\VWHPV7KHǩUVWFKRLFHKDV
a negative impact on travel time and on rolling
ERTMS on RFC6 as a pioneer stock management. The second one is expensive.
RFC6 can also be considered as ‘ETCS Gym’ due to With ETCS, they will be able to use locomotives
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on conventional lines in Italy (Milano Lambrate– single on-board control command system. This
1. www.railfreightcorridor 6.eu
Treviglio), or the Level 1 International Section will facilitate improved asset management, save
ēULV]HQWS¬WHUǁ%REDNPEHWZHHQ6ORYHQLD journey time and reduce costs.
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