D3.3 – Use cases and scenarios for Traffic Management Systems demos on G1 regional lines – Collaborative Deliverables

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With the support of EU’s key funding program Horizon Europe, the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail) aims to deliver a high-capacity integrated European railway network by eliminating barriers to interoperability, providing solutions for full integration, and achieving faster uptake and deployment of innovation. Having an essential function by providing green transport services and connection with other transport systems, regional railways play a crucial role in the European network acting as feeder lines for both passenger and freight traffic. However, regional lines are gradually disappearing. Current economic, social, and environmental conditions negatively impact their survival throughout Europe to the extent of being abandoned. In response, EU-Rail FP6 Project (FutuRe) is born to revitalize them by exploiting leading-edge technologies which lead to a reduction in the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), while meeting safety standards and improving reliability and availability of the regional railway system. The expected outcomes of FutuRe shall form the basis for a common European regional rail development management framework characterized by green, digital, safe, and cost-efficient solutions, which is linked to the technical objective of FutuRe Work Package 3 (WP3): • Regional rail CCS & operations for Group 1 (G1) regional lines G1 regional lines are lines or network of lines that are connected to the mainline railway system, forming together the Single European Railway Area (SERA) in accordance with the Directive 2012/34. They are characterized by a regular passenger service operated from/to mainline and/or demonstrated demand for rail freight services. Therefore, G1 lines must be fully compliant with the applicable EU legal framework establishing SERA, primarily with the Directive 2016/797/EU. In the context of CCS, FutuRe WP3 leads the assessment for the applicability of several solutions covering an integrated control and command system for G1 lines, which shall first be demonstrated in laboratory conditions in FutuRe Work Package 8 (WP8) targeting the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4/5: • Automatic Train Operation (ATO), up to GoA4 • ERTMS/ETCS level 2, considering both Fixed Virtual Blocks and Moving Block implementations. • Traffic Management System (TMS) • Absolute Safe Train Positioning (ASTP) • Train Integrity and Train Length FutuRe WP3 builds on specifications, guidelines, and other existing deliverables coming from: • CCS TSI 2023/1695 • FutuRe Work Package 2 (WP2) • Flagship Project 1 – Mobility management multimodal environment and digital enablers • Flagship Project 2 – Rail to Digital automated up to autonomous train operation • EU-Rail’s System Pillar • Shift2Rail (S2R) projects