Transport should not be seen as an end in itself but as the means of delivering major policy objectives such as decarbonisation, economic growth, and social inclusion. To achieve these objectives, reflection must be done on how railways can play a major role in the future transport system. This document outlines the future paths towards the evolving target railway system. It has been compiled having taken account of inputs from sector stakeholders. Regular updates are foreseen to integrate those.
Authors
- Catalogue number
- TR-02-24-682-EN-N
- Citation
- European Union Agency for Railways, A compelling vision for the target railway system , Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2821/59548
- DOI
- https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2821/59548
- ISBN
- 978-92-9477-468-2
- Pages
- 76
- Published in
- Belgium
- Themes
- Land transport (road, rail)
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction 4
- 2. Why is a target railway system needed? 6
- 3. What is the concept of target railway system? 8
- 4. How to develop the target railway system 10
- 5. High level outline of the challenges to reach the target 11
- 6. Description of the target railway system 14
- 7. The way forward 18
- Annex 1. Target railway system 21
- 1. Financial arrangements 21
- 2. Data management including telematics 25
- 3. Safe and Interoperable Operations 30
- 4. CCS covering traffic management as part of a multimodal transport system 33
- 5. Fixed installations 37
- 6. Vehicles 39
- 7. Personnel skills, competences and qualifications 41
- Annex 2. Europe’s Rail System Pillar – prerequisites from the perspective of the Agency 45
- 1. Background 45
- 2. The Relevance of a System Architecture Framework 45
- 3. Definition of the European Railway System 46
- 4. Prerequisites 46
- 5. Technical Decision-Making 47
- Annex 3. Analysis 48
- 1. The Context 48
- 2. PESTEL analysis 50
- 3. SWOT analysis 61
- 4. What will determine the nature of the future railway system? 65
- 5. The elements of the problem that can be realistically addressed 67
- Annex 4. Justification of the target railway system 69
- Annex 5. Abbreviations and terminology 72
- 1. Abbreviations 72
- 2. Terminology 74
