25th of October EuroMedRail project National Safety Authority Belgium

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1 25th of October EuroMedRail project National Safety Authority Belgium

2 2 Content 1. Legal basis and history 2. The Belgian rail system 3. Railway safety in Belgium The Belgian NSA : DRSI 5. Collaboration with stakeholders

3 3 1. Legal basis and history Railway Safety Directive 2004/49/EC January 2007 appointment of: National Safety Authority: Department for Railway Safety and Interoperability (DRSI) National Investigation Body Getting started: organization, personnel, tasks, within the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport

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6 6 1. Legal basis and history 15 th of February 2010: Buizingen: two trains collided Country in shock: 19 dead 162 injured of which 11 seriously Luckily this happened on a school holiday

7 1. Legal basis and history 7 Wake-up call: how could this have happened? Parliamentary commission Actions: NSA and NIB: more independence (2011) and more personnel NSA: more supervision activities Plan for roll out of signaling systems TBL1+ ETCS

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9 9 More independence for NSA and NIB Minister for Business Minister for Mobility NSA Federal public service for Mobility and Transport NMBS/ SNCB Infrabel DVIS SSICF DRSI NIB Regulation service Directorate General Sustainable Mobility and Rail Policy Directorate Rail Policy European single railway area Juridical aspects Safety, security, environment Dangerous goods Licence of railway undertaking

10 10 1. Legal basis and history Budget IN 2016 (sector only) Fixed amount: 5 million: Infrastructure manager (only 1 in Belgium = Infrabel): 30% Railway undertakings (based on their train km): 70% Variable amount: 1.2 million: Certification of RU (per file): 10 files Authorization of rolling stock (per hour): hours Budget OUT 2016: Personnel: 70% Other: ICT, logistics, consultants, 30%

11 11 Content 1. Legal basis and history 2. The Belgian rail system 3. Railway safety in Belgium The Belgian NSA : DRSI 5. Collaboration with stakeholders

12 12 2. The Belgian rail system One infrastructure manager : Infrabel Since 2005 Lines: km Tracks: km Signal cabins: 86 in in 2022

13 2. The Belgian rail system 13 Railway undertakings: 15 of which: Belgian companies: 7 Freight: 12 Passengers: 3 97 million trainkm (2016) Freight: 13,5% Passengers: 85,5% freight passenger other

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17 17 Content 1. Legal basis and history 2. The Belgian rail system 3. Railway safety in Belgium The Belgian NSA : DRSI 5. Collaboration with stakeholders

18 18 3. Railway safety in Belgium

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20 20 3. Railway safety in Belgium

21 3. Railway safety in Belgium Victims fatalities injuries

22 22 Content 1. Legal basis and history 2. The Belgian rail system 3. Railway safety in Belgium The Belgian NSA : DRSI 5. Collaboration with stakeholders

23 DRSI Customer-oriented organisation with objective to: Strengthen the relation between conformity assessment and supervision Facilitate contact with the customer Transversal activities at management level Centrally organized in Brussels: Also: NSA FR, NSA NL, <-> NSA DE, NSA PL, : 1 headquarter and several branch offices in Germany/Poland

24 Organisation chart Director Admini strative and Juridical Support Infrastructure Rolling Stock Safety Personnel Railway Undertakings 37 people of which 15 federal public service and 22 HR Rail

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26 4.3. Infrastructure Customer IM 26 SMS Safety Authorisation Granting/renewal Audits and inspections of the SMS Controls/inspections to observe Safe exploitation (e.g. traffic operations, works, ) Maintenance of the infrastructure Subsystems authorisations APS for INF, ENE and CCS ground subsystems CCS ground: mainly ETCS Inspections on subsystems and ICs for interoperability APS: Authorisation for putting into service IC: Interoperability Constituent

27 4.4. Railway Undertakings - Customer RU 27 SMS - safety certificates (part A/part B) Granting/renewal Audits and inspections Controls to observe the procedures for safe exploitation Authorise 4 heritage/museum/tourist companies Grant authorisation/renewal Audits and inspections

28 Rolling Stock Customer suppliers, Vehicle authorisation (applicants are mainly industrial suppliers) Inspections on subsystems for interoperability Inspections to observe the safety rules of the RUs, IM, ECM and keepers related to managing the rolling stock and the transport of RID National Vehicle Register Checking the efficiency of brake systems for trams and metros

29 4.6. Safety Personnel Customers staff, 29 Training centres and examinators Recognitions Inspections Medical and psychological centres Recognitions Inspections Train staff Certifications (e.g. European license for train drivers) Inspections Controls and checks related to safety personnel

30 Out of scope Not included: Metro and tram regions Cable railway FPS Economics Railway policy FPS Mobility and Transport Investments FPS Mobility and Transport

31 Transversal activities - Supervision Policy and plan for supervision: Risk identification by the 4 operational departments 1 coordinated supervision plan with the selected topics validated by the management A supervision plan for every department, adapted to each customer Scorecard for the follow-up of supervision activities Regular review of the plans for supervision by the concerned departments

32 Transversal activities - Safety policy Analyse the annual safety reports of the IM and the RUs Follow up the safety indicators (CSI, CST, ) Follow up the recommendations of the NIB Follow up and register the events that influence the safety level Analyse the relevant elements from incident reports by the IM and RUs

33 Internal collaboration: IM - RU - RS - SP Output of one department can serve as an input for another department Collaboration between departments depending on the activity and the subject Yearly report on safety Departure procedure: involves safety personnel, infrastructure, rolling stock and railway undertakings ETCS: involves mainly RS an IM

34 34 Content 1. Legal basis and history 2. The Belgian rail system 3. Railway safety in Belgium The Belgian NSA : DRSI 5. Collaboration with stakeholders

35 5. Collaboration with stakeholders 35 Collaboration with the sector: RUs, IM, Goal: to find solutions for difficulties Safety conference: 2X/year Collaboration with other Belgian partners: Technical knowledge: NIB, FPS Mobility and Transport Preparation of legislation: FPS Mobility and Transport Regulatory body Safety conference: 2X/year

36 36 5. Collaboration with stakeholders Collaboration with other NSAs: Authorisation Supervision Collaboration within international organisations Agency, EC, ILGGRI, OTIF, UNECE,

37 Collaboration with other NSAs (RU) Different types of collaboration on supervision depending on: Common RUs Working language(s) Progress

38 Collaboration NSA FR-LUX-BE (RU) common RUs (for which each relevant NSA manages safety certificates parts A) Common language: French: Makes it easy to communicate/understand each other s documents! But: even with a common language, similar vocabulary can have a different meaning (e.g. audit)

39 Collaboration NSA FR-LUX-BE (RU) 39 Collaboration - practical arrangements: Working groups since 2014 Detailed collaboration agreement in June types of meetings per year: Exchange of best practices Risk identification of common RU Communication concerning supervision planning Collaboration during activities of another NSA

40 Collaboration NSA NL-BE (RU) 5 common RUs (for which each relevant NSA manages safety certificates parts A) Common language: Dutch: Makes it easy to communicate/understand each other s documents! But: even with a common language, similar vocabulary can have a different meaning (e.g. conducteur)

41 Collaboration NSA NL-BE (RU) Collaboration - practical arrangements: 5 bilateral meetings since end of 2015 No signed collaboration agreement yet, but the work is in an advanced phase Big differences in approach & working methods limited collaboration

42 Collaboration NSA UK-FR-NL-BE + CTSA (RU) 42 1 common RU: NSA UK manages safety certificate part A No common language: working language: English: NSA UK takes care of practical arrangements (agenda, minutes of meeting, ) Inspection documents,... need translation

43 Collaboration NSA UK-FR-NL-BE + CTSA (RU) 43 Collaboration - practical arrangements: Different approach: 1 RU -> 1 meeting/year Exchange relevant information & risk identification Develop a supervision plan for the RU taking into account supervision activities of the relevant NSAs Embryonic common terminology (e.g. audit)

44 Collaboration NSA DE-FR-LUX-BE (RU) 44 Proposition: similar pragmatic approach as with NSA UK-FR-NL-BE + CTSA Working language: English Meeting: Frequency: 1X/year Practical arrangements: alternate between NSAs Content: Exchange relevant information & risk identification Communication concerning supervision planning Define a common terminology No signed arrangement yet

45 Collaboration 45 Lesson: better to establish a common approach first, now we all have our own system which is an important hindrance to full collaboration!

46 Collaboration NSA LUX-BE (IM) 46 Context: First cross border section of conventional network equipped in ETCS1 FS L165/1: Aubange - Rodange L42: Gouvy - Troisvierges Collaboration between: Infrabel (BE IM) - CFL INFRA (LUX IM) DRSI (NSA BE) - ACF (NSA LUX) IMs and NSAs Alignment of plannings, referentials and scope of authorisations

47 Collaboration several NSAs - NSA BE (RS) 47 Some applications are for vehicles operating in several countries => Alignment meetings/conference calls are organised between the involved NSAs. E.g.: New EuroStar train sets Velaro e320 (Siemens) Diesel locomotives Euro4000 (Stadler) Locomotives for Benelux service Brussels-Amsterdam (Bombardier)

48 Collaboration NSA NL-BE (SP) 48 Brussels based public training center: provides training for train drivers operating on Belgian and Dutch infrastructure Common language: Dutch

49 Collaboration NSA UK - BE (SP) 49 New collaboration to be established for EuroStar Working language: English First step: observation during an audit

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51 51 Questions?

52 52 Thank you for your attention!

53 53 Have a safe journey home!