1. AusRAIL 2005 M. Pottendorfer / H. Boyer - Alcatel TSD Austria
ERTMS/ETCS European migration towards a standardised Automatic Train Control System
AusRAIL 2005
M. Pottendorfer / H. Boyer - Alcatel TSD Austria

2. Historical Barriers within European Rail Market
EBICAB 700/1000
EBICAB 900
ZUB 123
ATB/ATB-NG
KHP
AWS
INDUSI/LZB
TBL
INDUSI/LZB
TVM/KVB
EVM
ASFA/LZB
EBICAB 700
SIGNUM/ZUB121
BACC/RSDD

3. ERTMS/ETCS Motivation and Rationale
European Rail Traffic Management System ERTMS
General concept for train management system
System promoted by:
European Commission,
Railways (UIC),
Supply industry (UNISIG) .
Mandatory part of the directives 96/48/EC and 01/16/EC for Interoperability on the European Railway Network.
European Train Control System ETCS
Automatic train protection / train control sector of ERTMS
European Train Radio System GSM-R
Voice and data transmission system for ERTMS providing standardised interface specifications for the European Environment based on GSM infrastructure, therefore easily portable to emerging standards

4. ERTMS/ETCS Specification and Implementation
Directive, national legislation
European Commission
Technical Specifications of subsystems
AEIF (UIC + UNIFE), TSI by the end of 2005 ERA
Standards and Norms
UNISIG, CEN, CENELEC, ETSI

5. ERTMS/ETCS driving forces
Regulatory system !
EU Directives
1996/48/EC: Interoperability for High Speed Lines
2001/16/EC: Interoperability for Conventional Network
Implementation in National Legislation
Funded projects
Financing for EU candidates or members
Incentive system !
Topical Reasons - market and customer driven
Purchasing economy (Economies of Scale)
Safety measures
Capacity optimisation
Market power !

6. ERTMS/ETCS Impact Directive 1996/48/EC Directive 2001/16/EC
targeting all european high speed lines / high speed vehicles
lines for >200 km/h
complementary lines for the high speed network with lower top speed
Directive 2001/16/EC
Trans-European Network (TEN-T), approx km, affects 50-60% of the total national networks
inclusion of all vehicles, which may run on these lines, approx vehicles

7. ERTMS/ETCS Application Levels
spot transmission, continuous supervision
route control by interlocking (fixed block)
optional: Infill information via Eurobalises or Euroloop
Level 2
continuous transmission and continuous supervision
Level 3
positioning of trains on-board, no track monitoring
spacing of trains by ATP/ATC system (moving block)

8. ETCS Level 1 Continuous speed monitoring
Conventional signalling and Cab signalling
Fixed and switchable balises
Fixed data and variable data from track to locomotive
“Infill” via switchable Eurobalise and/or Euroloop

9. ETCS Level 2 Continuous speed monitoring Cab signalling
Fixed balises for positioning purposes
Bi-directional data transmission via digital radio
Fixed block

10. ETCS Level 3 Continuous speed monitoring Cab signalling
Fixed balises for positioning purposes
Bi-directional data transmission via digital radio
Moving block due to train-borne integrity check

11. ERTMS/ETCS loop of control in Level 1, 2
interlocking/ route control
interlocking/ route control
Topological data of secured train route
Associated permitted speed profile
Movement authority
Topological data of secured train route
Associated permitted speed profile
Movement authority
train route element status
TD-SP-MA
TD-SP-MA
ETCS Level 1 telegram transfer
level 1 telegram encoding
Implicit train localisation / addressing via balise position
“fixed” telegram transfer rate: train passes balises
level 2 telegram encoding
explicit train localisation / addressing managed in RBC
“variable” telegram transfer rate
supplementary telegrams
train – RBC communication
EURORADIO telegram transfer

12. Improved Rail Main Lines capacity: „electronics instead of concrete“
Analysis done by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)
Results strongly in favour of electronics instead of concrete
at equal capacity improvements, “electronics” costs less than 25% (and typically half of that on average) of the investment necessary for “concrete” solutions
electronics investment is possible for existing and newly built networks
electronics investment can materialise faster and pays back earlier
with the standardised ERTMS/ETCS solutions, the “electronics” to be invested in is defined, available, and more and more proven in use

13. A view beyond European Borders
International ERTMS/ETCS related Activities
Project and Tendering Activities
e.g. Korea, Taiwan, India, China
Motivation
Standardised Solution
Increased capacity, safety, speed
Why ERTMS?
Established Signalling Technology
Defined & high safety standards
Economies of scale due to bigger market and standardisation

14. Main-Line / ETCS – Mass-Transit / MODUrban
ERTMS/ETCS comparable approach chosen for MODUrban initiative
Reuse of ERTMS/ETCS achievements
Strategic goals
Cost reduction
Modularisation within system architecture
LCC improvement
Capacity increase

15. MODUrban - Organisation

16. Interlocking (IXL) as is
ERTMS / ETCS Infrastructure: Application Segments and Migration Scenarios
Legacy radio
GSM-R train radio
GSM-R train control 4 1 2 3
ETCS Level 1
ETCS Level 2
ETCS Level 1
Radio Infrastructure
Interlocking (IXL) as is
IXL + ETCS i/f
IXL + ETCS I/f + FB densing
Interlocking Infrastructure

17. ERTMS Railway Transport Mode: Fleet Migration
Possible Modes of Train Operation:
ETCS Level 1, Lineside Signals
ETCS Level 1, Lineside signals
(a) ETCS Level 2, (no Lineside Signals) (b) ETCS Level 1, few Lineside Signals
high
medium
Achievable Capacity Gain
low
low
medium
full
% of fleet fitted (i.e. migration years ahead)

18. Summary: Efficient and Competitive Railways
ERTMS/ETCS Operation: the European key to regain/improve market share for High Speed and Conventional rail traffic (passenger / freight)
Value for Money: electronic instead of concrete outperforms typical brute force investment into rail civil works at least a factor of 4; business cases are attractive for infrastructure and train operators
Available Products : ERTMS products are mature and available, roll-out can be done now and quickly, at competitive prices

19. Summary: A Decade of ERTMS/ETCS Emergence in Europe
EU Initiative: Promote Modal Rebalancing in Europe
Aim: Improve Competitiveness of Rail Transport
Scope: Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T)
Leverage: ERTMS/ETCS for TEN-T Priority Rail Projects
Partnership pursuit: EU, Railways, and Supply Industry
Focus on Corridors (particularly for rail freight)
High Speed and Conventional Rail Main Lines
Approach
Improve interoperability, capacity, and speed
Achieve advanced operational performance
ERTMS/ETCS: “Electronics” versus “Concrete”

20. Outlook Relevant European Corridors – “ETCS Net”
Derived from ERTMS High Level Group Recommendations 2004
~ km tracks
~ vehicles
~ 2/3 Conventional Rail
~ 1/3 High Speed Rail
special focus freight
Realisation target 10 yrs
~ 500 M€ per annum
5 G€ total investment, up to 50% EU funding
ETCS Magistrale Vienna - Budapest

21. Alcatel – success record on ETCS Projects
Amsterdam – Antwerpen
ETCS L2
Jüterbog – Halle/Leipzig
ETCS L2
Ludwigsfelde – Jüterbog
ETCS L2,L3
Czech Validation Circuit
ETCS L1
Vienna – Budapest
ETCS L1
Luxembourg ETCS L1
Vienna – HU Border
ETCS L1
La Sagra – Toledo ETCS L1,L2
Budapest – HU Border
ETCS L1
Lleida – Barcelona ETCS L1,L2
Hungaria – Slovenia
ETCS L1
Segovia – Valladolid ETCS L1,L2
Sofia – Burgas
ETCS L1
Lötschberg Tunnel
ETCS L1,L2
Seetallinie, Delemont
ETCS L1
Brucoli – Megara ETCS L1
Ankara – Istanbul
ETCS L1
EMSET ETCS L1

22. ERTMS / ETCS Deployment in Europe
Status Quo:
Coarsely 60 ETCS projects have been contracted so far
Providing ETCS solutions for ~ km of track infrastructure, ~1.200 onboard devices on rolling stock
Corresponding value roughly ~ 1000 M€ in total
Mostly to be realised till 2007, ~30% already completed
Alcatel’s ETCS Market Position by mid 2005: Leader
Number 1 for ETCS Level 1, top tier for ETCS Level 2
First ETCS in Operation (2001 Sofia–Burgas, ETCS Level 1)
First ETCS cross border corridor link (2005 Vienna – Budapest, ETCS Level 1)

23. ERTMS / ETCS Roll-Out in Europe
Outlook:
So far an equivalent of roughly ¼ of the ETCS-Net is contracted, of which ~ 30% is done, the rest mostly due till 2007
Thus an infrastructure of ~ km of tracks and 9000 vehicles remain to be equipped with ETCS
Corresponding value ~ 5 G€ in total, 10 yrs timeframe
A Leader in Signalling & ERTMS/ETCS solutions worldwide
Success Record in many long term customer relationships
Alcatel is committed to work with its customers to roll-out ETCS in Europe and other international markets