6. Relevance of BCM for rail infrastructure
• Rail system = vulnerable
– Physical open (level crossings, bridges, stations …)
– Digital (ICT systems, internet)
– Critical processes (staff)
• Discontinuity => major social impact
– 1.1 M passengers a day
– Main freight corridor Rotterdam - Europe
7. General approach setup BCM
• Policy
• Governance
• Business Impact Analysis & Risk Assessments
• BCM Programme
8. Policy
• Major output ProRail
=> infrastructure for train movements
safe, accurate speed, accurate capacity etc.
• Main BCM discontinuity criteria:
=> 1000 trains cancelled
– main corridor blocked 1 day
– medium station area shut down 1 day
– Utrecht CS shut down 3 hours !
16. BCM Programme: recovery
1 Prevention
2 Repression
3 Recovery
Crisis management organisation 24 x 7
– Technical recovery (infrastructuur, ICT, rolling stock)
– Logistic recovery (passengers, cargo)
– Communication & media
– Close cooperation chain: ProRail – operators (NS)
emergency services (security, fire, cyber...)
17. BCM Programme: recovery
1 Prevention
2 Repression
3 Recovery
Facilities
– Fall back locations 13 Traffic Control posts & Central
Operational Control Centre
– Fall back locations offices
– Emergency power supply
– Data storage
– etc
18. BCM Programme: recovery
1 Prevention
2 Repression
3 Recovery
Process:
– Continuity Plans (evacuation, blocked corridor, power
failure, extreme weather, security issues….)
– Testing, training & exercises
• fall back traffic control Post & OCCR
• Extreme weather procedures
• Emergency communication facilities, etc….
19. BCM Programme: prevention: “BCM by design”.
• Goal: reduce existing vulnerabilities (SPOF’s)
and prevent new ones, in every renewal of:
– Systems (ICT, controlsystems, power supply, tunnel control, ….)
– Objects (swiches, bridges, buildings,….)
– Processes (traffic control, maintenance, construction, security…)
– External dependencies (power, communications, products…)
– …
20. BCM Programme: prevention: BCM by design”.
System
development
Application
/design
maintenance
use
Prevention: BCM by design
repression
recovery
BCM requirements
21. BCM Prgm: prevention: “BCM by design”: case 1
Modernisation of control systems
• Control swiches, signals, level crossings & all train
movements
• No controlsystem
=> no train service
22. BCM Prgm: prevention: “BCM by design”: case 1
Modernisation of control systems
• Design:
Redundant vital equipment & networks
Networks separated technical & control
Restricted access (physical and digital)
Power back up
Fall back modes technical and operational
Specialised technical recovery teams 24x7
Testing & exercising facilities
23. BCM Prgm: prevention: “BCM by design”: case 2
Reconstruction main yard (station area)
24. BCM Prgm: prevention: “BCM by design”: e.g. 2
Reconstruction main yard (station area)
• Traditional design train control, ICT, power supply
25. BCM Prgm: prevention: “BCM by design”: e.g. 2
Reconstruction main yard (station area)
• Alternative design: corridor-wise (disaster tolerant)
26. BCM Prgm: prevention: “BCM by design”: e.g. 2
Reconstruction main yard (station area)
Alternative design: corridor-wise:
• Impact disaster reduced & recovery feasible
– Train traffic partly unaffected
– Affected traffic: partially rerouted by train
– Necessary fall back to bus/taxi: limited => feasible.
• Optimal design: cooperation with operators.
• Impact costs limited if included in early design stage.
27. BCM with ProRail: Conclusions
• Full scale approach, from short term (recovery) to
long term (prevention)
• Deep involvement key players (board, management
& specialists)
• Pragmatic and close to operations
• Maximum embedding of BCM in regular processes
(development, designing, maintenance, training,
exercising)