Summary: With each passing year, it is becoming increasingly clear that the ERTMS system is becoming the sole train control and communication system on the old continent, as well as in many other parts of the world. However, for many railways, this system is still too expensive. This article presents a new approach to finding savings when installing the ERTMS system. The use of cost analysis and economic assessment can bring potential benefits to railways from the implementation of ERTMS. Such a method is also a new UIC approach to ERTMS implementation.
2. QUALITATIVE FACTORS Following the situation of ERTMS implementations in Europe, there are fewer and fewer doubts that this system will become the only train control and communication system in the future
not only in Europe, but also worldwide. Manufacturers are prepared to produce equipment used in local markets, but this is a choice with few alternatives given the requirements of a uniform cab signaling system. With each subsequent implementation, there will be pressure to reduce installation costs. Demand for cheaper forms of ERTMS dedicated to low-traffic lines will increase. Equipment costs for railways will be satisfactory if the submitted offers ensure that prices are aligned with production costs, including development costs and manufacturer profit.
When implementing the ERTMS system, the railway side observed the following problems, resulting primarily from:
8 The need to replace signaling installations that, over their life cycle, will be useful and capable of safely introducing subsequent ERTMS specifications and its subsystems.
8 Lasting support during the migration period of mixed train traffic with and without
ERTMS and its subsystems.
8 The lack of specifications for the trackside signaling system structure used by ETCS and its subsystems. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine