1. Delivering an effective and interoperable ERTMS – the way ahead
Keir Fitch
Head of Rail Safety and Interoperability Unit
DG MOVE

2. ERTMS: ECA report Welcome constructive recommendations
Confirms value of ERTMS as the universal signalling system in Europe
Highlights challenges, but necessary to give some context on specific points:
Effectiveness of use of EU funds
Cost assessment of ERTMS programme
High costs of deployment
Rate of deployment

3. Rail interoperability: Migration
ZUB
SIGNUM /ZUB
PZB/LZB
KVB/TVM
ASFA/LZB
BACC
EVM
EBICAB
AWS /TPWS
ATB
TBL
Fragmented national railway systems
National supplier oligopolies (captive)
obsolescence
Cross-border:
change of locomotive
multiple systems fitted
Limitations in terms of functionality and safety
Single European Railway Area:
ERTMS deployed (CNCs and beyond)
Wider interopreability issues also to be addressed

4. ERTMS: Achieving deployment
Several important achievements of recent years lay down the necessary groundwork for a much wider EU deployment
Stable specifications: SRS is functionally complete
4th Railway Package: ERA will get new powers for trackside "opinion" and vehicle authorisation
European Deployment Plan adopted: EU-wide commitments to deployment
>20000 km ERTMS lines operational by Advanced deployment plans in several Member States.
ERTMS has a business case, contributing to reduced cost and to improved asset utilisation
ERTMS is a global reference
Railway Signalling without borders
The impact of these steps will be seen in the coming years

5. ERTMS: The opportunity
Multi-billion investments over the coming years ( ca. EUR 20 bn by 2030)
Significant systemic-benefits from a coordinated deployment

6. …..based on a coordinated deployment
Action Plan
Targeted EU funding
underpin a coordinated deployment driving positive business case benefits
Corridor business case
Despite strong system-level benefits, individual organisationsmay not have strong financial cases for ERTMS deployment, therefore continued EU and Member State support is crucial to support these stakeholders and underpin deployment
Coordinated deployment
Fragmented deployment

7. ERTMS: The way ahead
Significant challenges remain to deliver ERTMS supporting interoperability
European Deployment Plan for ERTMS infrastructure deployment sets out the key deadlines for infrastructure deployment to 2023 and 2030
But further steps are necessary to ensure:
An interoperable and compliant infrastructure
Standardisation of On-board Units
Efficient Testing and Validation
Maintaining ERTMS in a reliable and consistent manner
Funding/financing of ERTMS: trackside and on-board
These are set out for all stakeholders, with specifc responsibilities and timelines in SWD (2107) 375: delivering an effective and interoperable ERTMS – the way ahead