Railways@Crossover Helping European Railways Transition to the Digital Future through Cooperation 6 December 2011 European Parliament, Brussels Prepared by Antonio E. López and Mick Haynes December 2011
Agenda 1. History 2. Strategy Study 3. New Business Strategy 4. Web Services Platform 4. Web Services Platform 5. Unique Value Proposition Brussels, 6 December 2011 2 Railways@crossover
Who are Hit Rail? (1) � Is a small well funded, non-profit making and neutral company with a strong management team and a vast knowledge of railway environment. � has always been at the heart of a very active Community of Railway companies which constitutes a solid base. � has developed an international prestige in building and coordinating complex pan European projects (e.g. Hermes X.25, Hermes IP Migration, HER, HOSA, IP/MPLS, etc.). � has been in the vanguard of international data communications (Hermes network) technologies for the past 21 years. Brussels, 6 December 2011 3 Railways@crossover
Who are Hit Rail? (2) � Hermes X.25 network took shape in 1978. � In 1990 Hit Rail BV was created. � In 1995 Hit Rail founded Hermes Europe Railtel (HER). � In 1999 Hit Rail developed the Hermes Open Systems Architecture (HOSA). � In 2002 a new Hermes IP VPN network was implemented requiring a synchronised migration to the HOSA architecture. synchronised migration � In 2006 a second generation Hermes IP VPN based on MPLS infrastructure was implemented. Brussels, 6 December 2011 4 Railways@crossover
Hermes Open System Architecture (HOSA) � Hermes Open System Architecture: � The c ommon way of working at the moment. � Implemented by all RUs and IMs to interchange messages and files. � Simple but efficient. � Works over Hermes VPN but also � Works over Hermes VPN but also over Internet. � Secure � Security based on IP/MPLS (Hermes VPN) or IPSec (Internet). � Based on open standards and Internet protocols. Brussels, 6 December 2011 5 Railways@crossover
Hit Rail Today: Shareholders Brussels, 6 December 2011 6 Railways@crossover
Hit Rail Today: Customers � ATOC, CFL, DB, Eurostar, ICF, NS International, ProRail, Raildata/ISR, Railion NL, Renfe, RMF, RZD, UIC, VR, RNE, Thalys, OSE, PKP, CFR, TCDD, ZS, UZ. � Small Freight operators: Lokomotion (Rail Traction Company), Nordcargo, Captrain, Crossrail and Express-Rail � Small Passenger Operators : Rhatische Bahn Brussels, 6 December 2011 7 Railways@crossover
Hermes Network Today: Some Figures � Connects 42 sites in 21 countries. � Involves 12 shareholders and 24+ customers . � Interconnects 23 IMs, 26 Freight RUs, 27 Passenger RUs and 3 International Organisations: International Organisations: UIC, RNE and Raildata. � Exchanges half Terabyte of business data per month. � Monitors the network 24/7. � Has a very high level of security . Brussels, 6 December 2011 8 Railways@crossover
Agenda 1. History 2. Strategy Study 3. New Business Strategy 4. Web Services Platform 4. Web Services Platform 5. Unique Value Proposition Brussels, 6 December 2011 9 Railways@crossover
Forces Shaping the Railway Environment Policy Push Targeting the Future of Railways � Interoperability � Inter-modality � Competitive markets � Sustainable transport Efficiency Character of the Railway Business � Structural change � separation between RUs & IMs Modernity � new companies � Efficiency drive � Efficiency drive Better services � relentless downward pressure on cost � global economic climate � Culture Greater value for � incumbents: reluctance to embrace change � new comers: favour simpler & new solutions economy & society ICT Opportunity � Internet as the core technology platform � Technology convergence � Commoditisation of communication networks � Web services to enhance business value 10 Railways@crossover Brussels, 6 December 2011
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Agenda 1. History 2. Strategy Study 3. New Business Strategy 4. Web Services Platform 4. Web Services Platform 5. Unique Value Proposition Brussels, 6 December 2011 12 Railways@crossover
Hit Rail New Business Strategy (1) Brussels, 6 December 2011 13 Railways@crossover
Hit Rail New Business Strategy (2) Brussels, 6 December 2011 14 Railways@crossover
International Railway Organisations Brussels, 6 December 2011 15 Railways@crossover
Develop Business Alliances Approach Collaborative partnership with railway stakeholders to enable win-win Value • Reduction in partners’ ICT Capex & Opex Proposition • Ease of access, simplified interfaces to cross-border railway applications • Secure connection to the open Internet • A one stop shop for interoperability Offer • Leverage Hit Rail’s Utility Services to provide partners with, for example • Publishing of partners’ services • Translation • • Forms input Forms input • Pass through • Publish and subscribe • Additional TSI support to lower the risks by providing proven migration • Common Interface support for their requirements Initial • Raildata prospective • TAF CCG partners • RNE • Xrail Our goal is to add value to business partners’ own offering Our goal is to add value to business partners’ own offering Brussels, 6 December 2011 16 Railways@crossover
Alignment with EU Policy • Proactive support of a smooth migration to TAF-TSI: • Freight message exchanges. • Infrastructure message exchanges. • Participation in TAP-TSI working groups. • Support automatic distribution of standard code lists and reference data. • • Support for the Common Interface. Support for the Common Interface. • Support for the small players which are SMEs. • Targeting the new industry players (e.g. Wagon Owners and Maintenance firms). Brussels, 6 December 2011 17 Railways@crossover
Agenda 1. History 2. Strategy Study 3. New Business Strategy 4. Web Service Platform 4. Web Service Platform 5. Unique Value Proposition Brussels, 6 December 2011 18 Railways@crossover
Hit Rail Web Service: Basic Principles • Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) compliant. • Open standards based. • Optimal use of open source software. • • Hardware and software Hardware and software independent. • Organic growth from inside out. • Anticipating the future. • Safe-guarding Hermes as a network of choice. Brussels, 6 December 2011 19 Railways@crossover
Hit Rail Web Service: Cooperation Note: Web services may be delivered in partnership with other railway organisations Digital cooperation � Data communication IMs: Infrastructure � Authentication & identification Benefits: managers � Validation of messages � Reduce Cost � Transformation of messages � Improve efficiency � Data enrichment � Decrease failures � Routing of messages � Improve customer satisfaction satisfaction Hit Rail � Increase visibility Web Service Platform RUs: RUs: Passenger Freight Operators Operators
Hit Rail Web Service: Functional Blocks • Web Service Block: – Web service Hub, Login Security and authentication, Service management and monitoring, Validator, Repository. • Alternative Transport Block: – HOSA FTP and MQ. • Translation Block: – Mapping tool. – Messages H30 and H01. • Publish & Subscribe Block: – P & S Service. • Client Agent Block: – Client service. • Form Block: – H30 form. Brussels, 6 December 2011 21 Railways@crossover
Hit Rail Web Service: Support to the Railways • Reservation requests (UIC 918-1). • Conversion of freight messages between versions. • Conversion between UIC messages and TAF messages. • Data Capture for generation of UIC or TAF messages. • Exchange of reference files (Pub&Sub). • Facilitate RUs sending train formation messages to IMs. • • Facilitate progressive TAF implementation Facilitate progressive TAF implementation • Forwarding path requests (IMs). • Transmission of bulk accounting files (RUs). Support for Common Interface . • • A test bed for experimentation! Brussels, 6 December 2011 22 Railways@crossover
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