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Railways@Crossover Helping European Railways Transition to the Digital Future through Cooperation 6 December 2011 European Parliament, Brussels Prepared by Antonio E. Lpez and Mick Haynes December 2011 Agenda 1. History 2. Strategy Study

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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

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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

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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.

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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 synchronised migration requiring a synchronised migration to the HOSA architecture. In 2006 a second generation Hermes IP VPN based on MPLS infrastructure was implemented.

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Hermes Open System Architecture (HOSA)

Hermes Open System Architecture: The common 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

  • ver Internet.

Secure Security based on IP/MPLS (Hermes VPN) or IPSec (Internet). Based on open standards and Internet protocols.

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Hit Rail Today: Shareholders

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Hit Rail Today: Customers

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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

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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

  • f

business data per month.

  • Monitors the network 24/7.
  • Has a very high level of

security.

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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

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Targeting the Future of Railways

Efficiency Modernity

Character of the Railway Business

Structural change

separation between RUs & IMs new companies

Efficiency drive

Policy Push Interoperability Inter-modality Competitive markets Sustainable transport

Forces Shaping the Railway Environment

ICT Opportunity

Internet as the core technology platform

Technology convergence Commoditisation of communication networks Web services to enhance business value

Better services Greater value for economy & society

Efficiency drive

relentless downward pressure on cost global economic climate

Culture

incumbents: reluctance to embrace change new comers: favour simpler & new solutions

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Hit Rail’s positioning in ICT provision Applications of Other Sectors

Railway Applications

Interoperability Value creation o Applications of Other Sectors

Railway Applications

Applications of Other Sectors

Railway Applications

Applications of Other Sectors

Railway Applications

Applications of Other Sectors

Railway Applications

Applications of Other Sectors

Railway Applications Network – IP based Web Services as Utilities

ity requirement n opportunity

Web Services as Utilities Web Services as Utilities Web Services as Utilities Web Services as Utilities Web Services as Utilities

Hit Rail as a provider of ICT based utility services to enable

  • ther railway organisations to add value through cooperation

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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

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Hit Rail New Business Strategy (1)

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Hit Rail New Business Strategy (2)

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International Railway Organisations

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Develop Business Alliances

Approach Collaborative partnership with railway stakeholders to enable win-win Value Proposition

  • Reduction in partners’ ICT Capex & Opex
  • 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 prospective partners

  • Raildata
  • TAF CCG
  • RNE
  • Xrail

Our goal is to add value to business partners’ own offering Our goal is to add value to business partners’ own offering

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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).

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Agenda

  • 1. History
  • 2. Strategy Study
  • 3. New Business Strategy
  • 4. Web Service Platform
  • 4. Web Service Platform
  • 5. Unique Value Proposition

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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
  • ut.
  • Anticipating the future.
  • Safe-guarding Hermes as a

network of choice.

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IMs: Infrastructure managers

Data communication Authentication & identification Validation of messages Transformation of messages Data enrichment Routing of messages

Digital cooperation

Benefits: Reduce Cost Improve efficiency Decrease failures Improve customer satisfaction

Hit Rail Web Service: Cooperation

Note: Web services may be delivered in partnership with other railway organisations

Hit Rail Web Service Platform

RUs: Freight Operators RUs: Passenger Operators

satisfaction Increase visibility

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  • 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:

Hit Rail Web Service: Functional Blocks

– Mapping tool. – Messages H30 and H01.

  • Publish & Subscribe Block:

– P & S Service.

  • Client Agent Block:

– Client service.

  • Form Block:

– H30 form.

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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!

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  • Contract signed with Copernicus (NL) and Oltis (CZ) companies to

build the basic Hit Rail Web Service Platform.

  • Develop incrementally during 2011 and 2012.
  • Ready for Production: end 2Q 2012.
  • Initial offering in 3Q 2012 will cover:

– Low entry freight users. – Support for Passenger xml messages.

Hit Rail Web Service: Implementation

– Specific services by IM, Freight and Passenger groups.

  • Plan to progressively enhance

the services through to 2016.

  • Additional services to be considered

based on railways’ needs.

  • An incremental step towards

migration to cloud computing (2016+).

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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

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Unique Value Proposition

  • A solid history, proven track record and success in mobilising

stakeholders to deliver long term, tangible results.

  • Commitment to work collaboratively with other railway stakeholders

by providing non-competitive utility services that others can build on.

  • Commitment to interoperability and other EU policy objectives as a

trusted and neutral facilitator.

  • New business strategy by tapping into new opportunities in ICT.
  • Implementing Web Services to facilitate interoperability of cross

border business applications.

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Hit Rail’s Vision for the Future

Transparency to allow customer choice Open access and ease of access Quality services at lower cost Sustainable transport

The ICT business is Hit Rail’s business, Hit Rail’s business is the railways’ business

Effective competition choice Continuous business innovation

The ICT business is Hit Rail’s business, Hit Rail’s business is the railways’ business

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