New harmonised EU standards to support cross-border rail
New harmonised EU standards to support cross-border rail
The European Commission today published a package of revised technical standards to improve rail interoperability across borders ' the so-called 'Technical Specifications for Interoperability' (TSIs).
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The TSI package is a key milestone along the path to making smooth cross-border train trips across the EU a reality, but also clears the way for new innovative technologies. TSIs applied across the EU make the EU rail sector more efficient because they eliminate 25 different sets of national rules. Reducing complexity and parallel rules helps to improve affordability and lower the basic cost of rail operations. Ultimately, the sector will respond better to the needs of long distance, cross-border services, and be able to a wider, more innovative range of rail services to citizens and transport clients.
Modern, harmonised standards across borders
Too often, national rules still force trains to stop at borders, when driving from one EU country to another. The cost of stopping trains at internal EU borders, and having to change crews and locomotives that are not certified for the next network's national requirements, has slowed down the development of truly European services.
The revised TSIs published today modernise and harmonise current technical standards for rail, eliminating the need for national rules that complicate cross-border rail operations.
The revised standards also align with TEN-T requirements and introduce a common framework for technical and operating conditions for ERTMS, the European Rail Traffic Management System, and combined transport, granting more flexibility for operators in intermodal transport, for example.
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Reflecting technological progress
The revised requirements also reflect recent technological developments, introducing rail innovation in a consistent manner. They pave the way for automatic train operations over ERTMS and digitalise technical and operating information for train drivers and rail staff, such as common infrastructure route and rule books for example, ensuring access to rail network knowledge.
Next steps
The revised TSIs will enter into force 20 days after publication, i.e. on 28 September .
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TSI Package
Why the System Pillar is important for the European Railways
Whilst most individual railway systems have views of the future railway architecture, there is no common EU railway system view that is used today. The railways have traditionally approached systems architecture following a national ' even regional 'technical approach, leading to a heterogeneous picture at European level. National markets for rail infrastructure and vehicles continue to exist in a way that has been overcome in other modes of transport or sectors. The problem with this is that innovations and changes to the system are very difficult and costly to achieve. Ultimately this undermines the performance and competitiveness of rail transportation. The purpose of the System Pillar is to improve the European railway system to offer better services for European passengers and freight.
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