CEF PSA UBS

CEF PSA UBS Connecting Europe Facility Programme Support Action Unified Braking Scheme

About

The European Commission has launched a “Rail Technical Operational Issues Logbook ”whose main aim is to identify barriers to interoperability hampering international rail freight traffic, especially on Rail Freight
Corridors (RFCs).

One of the most important priorities is the technical operational issue of different national braking rules
requirements.

To harmonize the braking rules within the TEN T Rail Freight area, a working group, Xrail, and the International
Union of Railways (UIC) looked into concrete solutions to overcome this braking rule barrier.

On the other hand, CEF PSA UBS Action project was launched to solve priority 1 of the Log Book issue and
implementing the Unified Braking Scheme (UBS) as a pilot project along the Rhine-Alpine Corridor with the aim
of transferring knowledge gained across the TEN-T rail network.

The main goal of the CEF PSA UBS Action project is to demonstrate that rail safety is not degraded at all due to
the UBS solution and therefore fulfills all the requirements as set out in the Safety Directive CSM REA.

Activities

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The Activity 1) Pilot UBS implementation along the Rhine-Alpine Corridor: Development and implementation of pilot projects, including tests on site through test-on-sites, training of staff and workshops

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The Activity 2) Implementation of UBS across Europe The knowledge will be transferred to other geographical areas at European level by workshops, studies and training material.

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The Activity 3) Project Management & Dissemination The first two main activities will be supported by appropriate project management and dissemination activities to leverage the maximum results of the action.

Activity 1

Task 1.1) Pilot operations, ‘on-site test’ of the UBS
solution along the Rhine-Alpine Corridor

Task 1.2) Training sessions for operational staff to
adopt the UBS solution along the Rhine-Alpine
Corridor

Task 1.3) ‘Best practices’ workshop to share pilot
project activities and results, including the publication
of the UBS results.

Deliverables:
Test trains for pilot operation, trainings, workshops,
risk assessment