1. TSI Compliant PCS Mandatory Interface
PCS-TTR Day 2018, Vienna

2. TSI Compliant PCS mandatory interface (Current situation)
Request for the international service through PCS
Mostly manually processed
Double work and waste of human resources of IMs
Additional costs for RUs
To avoid this situation
The project „TSI Compliant PCS mandatory interface” was proposed and apporved by RNE GA
The members were asked
To participate in the funding
To nominate project managers
Kick-off meeting for the RNE & RNE Members Funding project was organized (June 2018)
Project overview letter with a basic information about the project was sent
The project space (CMS) with tasks list was prepared
The Kick-off meeting of the project managers was organized (November 2019)
- additional costs for RUs in case that it is provided as a paid additional service (in case that IMs entered this data for RUs)
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3. TSI Compliant PCS mandatory interface (Goals)
Key goal: Full implementation of mandatory TAF/TAP TSI technical interface to PCS
for TT 2022
Goals:
To ensure that an applicant is required to place its path request only once and data are up-to-date in both national and PCS
Common implementation timeline for the interfaces and process is placed to secure the full benefits
To lay down definite responsibilities & obligations of the involved parties and effective commercial & financial conditions in the PCS Interface Agreement for Users
To provide the possibility of a common approach for CEF funding application
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4. TSI Compliant PCS mandatory interface (Benefits)
To reduce the current double work (national system and PCS)
Having PCS constantly updated
RUs requested to enforce the use of PCS
Data consistency check together with data quality control
Common efforts to access European funding
Note: The interface development is not mandatory, where it has no economic justification
- The current double work, which is a wasting of human resources either of IMs/ABs or of applicants, will be significantly reduced
- Having PCS constantly updated, IMs/ABs/RUs will benefit from an international central common application, which provides up-to-date information and is in compliance with the TAF/TAP TSI standards. PCS would be the pilot system for TAF/TAP TSI implementation and the first step of TTR IT landscape implementation and use of common design of process details
- RUs requested to enforce the use of PCS in the "Memorandum of Understanding for the planning of international rail freight". This project will lay a new ground for this intention.
- Data consistency check together with data quality control is ensured; IM-IM and RU-RU communication would be more effective
- Common efforts to access European funding calls are ensured
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5. TSI Compliant PCS mandatory interface (Risks)
Consequences in case of disagreement
Late implementation of TAF/TAP TSI
Late implementation of TTR
Losing investments because of European patchwork
Manual workarounds
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6. Nominations

7. TSI Compliant PCS mandatory interface (EU-Funded project)
Duration
Start: (estimated)
End:
Co-ordinator: RNE
Co-Beneficiaries (IMs):
8 Countries
Supporting letters from their Ministries
Companies: SNCF Reseau, DB Netz, OEBB, ADIF, Infrabel SA, SZ Infra, HZ Infra, Banedenmark,
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8. TSI Compliant PCS mandatory interface (Project)
The project proposal:
Approved by the RNE GA (May 2018)
Start:
End:
Nominations:
From 22 companies
Project includes:
Implementation of the interfaces
Regular data synchronization
Being compliant with TAF/TAP TSI and TTR
Finalization for all phases latest for TT 2022
Not participating in the project:
United Kingdom: Small number of paths that can be managed manually
Phases: New Path Request
Late Path Request
Ad-hoc Path Request
Path Modification/Alteration function
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