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Policy and Research Committee. EFRTC General Meeting Prague, 22 nd June 2012. Jeremy CANDFIELD, Committee Chairman, Director General RIA UK Imrich KORPANEC, EFRTC Secretary General. CONTENTS. Report from the last Policy and Research Committee meeting - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Policy and Research Committee
EFRTC General MeetingPrague, 22nd June 2012
Jeremy CANDFIELD, Committee Chairman, Director General RIA UKImrich KORPANEC, EFRTC Secretary General
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CONTENTS• Report from the last Policy and Research Committee
meeting• Information from meeting with EIM Secretary
General and CER Chief Executive• Market Strategy Event• Committee’s future activities• Report on the research activities
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P & R Committee meetingAfter a long period of silence the P & R Committee met in London on 13th March 2012• In total 10 representatives of EFRTC members from Germany,
Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands and UK, last minute apologies from Spain, Portugal and France
• CER, EIM and UNIFE representatives also present• EFRTC presented the meeting objectives and the revised remits
for joint future work• CER & UNIFE delivered presentations on topical European
infrastructure issues relevant to contractors• Outcome – fruitful discussion on the issues as presented by
EFRTC, CER and UNIFE, declaration of intentions to cooperate on the agreed tasks but no binding conclusions – as intended
• Decisions at the next EIM/EFRTC/CER management meeting
Agreed Follow-Up PrioritiesA B C
Market Strategies Long Term Funding and Strategic Planning
Work programming
D E FProject
Management and Logistics
Contracting Strategies Rules and Regulations
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EFRTC presentations• Reminder on the objectives and the agreed joint
tasks with EIM and CER• Market Strategy report dissemination event• WS B “Long Term Funding and Strategic Planning” –
review of IMs’ position/commitments to lead, EFRTC support
• WS E “Contracting Strategy” – EFRTC commitments to lead and initiate the work
• Information on OTMs Task Force and the invitation to IMs to participate (CER & EIM received invitations to all meetings)
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CER presentation• The current situation• Vision and outlook
– TEN-T network– Capacity increase– Ageing infrastructure– Adaptation to climate change (Jo Urlings)
• The future role of ERA– CER lobbying together with UNIFE – included also in
UNIFE presentation• Research and development
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TEN-T Network - a new infrastructure transport policy
Comprehensive network – to be completed by 2050 Reflect currently existing and
planned TEN-T network Updated and adjusted to reflect EU
policy objectives Providing multimodal, efficient
access to all EU Regions with common technical standards
Core network – to be completed by 2030 Reflect strategically most important
part of the TEN-T network Reflect rail freight corridors (in the
form of multimodal corridors) Include High-speed rail Strong focus on multimodal core
network corridors Connecting 85 important economic
centers and airports, 138 sea and inland ports, 28 cross-border points
National Networks become a European network
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Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) as part of the Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF)
80%-85%
€21.7bn
€10bn
Core Network Cohesion Fund
A new integrated instrument for investing in EU infrastructure
15%-20%
core network corridors, 3 horizontal projects (ERTMS)
other projects
101pre-identified
projects
28cross-border /
bottleneck projects
72 rail
27 rail
The proposal with €31.7bn is four times higher than today (€8bn)
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Switzerland
Belgium
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mTrends in Rail Patronage 1995-2010: Main EU countries, Switzerland and Japan
Source: OECD transport trends database
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Key Fields of Activity: Capacity & Maintenance
•Investments necessary (e.g. Signalling)•More noise and vibrations•Level crossings (longer closing times) Capacity Increase for the existing network
•Third or fourth track•New lines•City and hub bypasses•Huge investments necessary•Planning and Approval Process long-lastingCapacity Increase with an
extended network
•Maintenance becomes more challenging (Time slots High Speed Tamping and Grinding)
•Maintenance under slab track•Adapt maintenance to future technologies•Adapt maintenance to climate change New
maintenance concepts
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Challenge: Ageing Infrastructure Rails 10 – 15 years
Fastenings 10 – 30 years
Wooden Sleepers 20 – 30 years; Concrete Sleepers 30 – 40 years
Ballast Formation 20 – 30 years
Earthworks > 40 years
Slab track 50- 60 years
Bridges 75 years (Experience: steel up to 80-100 years, masonry up to 120 years, massive stone elements up to 150 years)
A need for maintenance!
Climate Trends – More Extreme Weather Events and increasing temperatures
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More extreme weather events
Ice Wind Rain Heat Snow
Coastal StormsNew
challenges !
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Climate Adaptation A marked difference in climate north/
south is likely Cold winters will become increasingly
rare More hot summers Track buckle risks increase Adaptation of Track Maintenance and
Maintenance Strategies/ Concepts/ Schedules Tamping ballast formation Cutting rails in summer Welding rails in summer A need for new
concepts!
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UNIFE presentation• Railway packages• Ten-T and Connecting European Facility• Rail Investment Seminar in CEE• Mega-Trucks• Promoting EU standards in the Middle East• SHIFT²RAIL - Joint Technical Initiative (JTI)
No further details concerning UNIFE activities – presentation about UNIFE major activities under Item 6 of the agenda
Full CER & UNIFE presentations available at EFRTC member area website and on CD ROM after the meeting
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Meetings with EIM & CER • EIM CEO Mrs. M. Heiming, Brussels, 04.01.2012
– Very positive response to EFRTC presentations and proposals for future activities
– Agreement on format of Market strategy event• CER CEO Mr L. Lochman, Brussels, 28.02.2012
– See report of the EFRTC President• EIM/CER/EFRTC management meeting at CER,
Brussels, 16.05.2012– Far less progress from EIM than expected– EIM CEO represented by Senior T & S Adviser– CER took initiative in organising Market strategy event and
offered to review the potential of CER members to lead/participate in the proposed future activities (WS B)
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Market strategy eventAn agreement was reached on the format, place and date of the event
Participants:– MEPs and EC DG – MOVE– Senior management level of CER, EIM, EFRTC and UNIFE
members concerned
Speakers:– EIM/Network Rail presenting study– EFRTC commenting on the role of contractors and their
expectations from the implementation of the outcome of the study– CER commenting on the role of Infrastructure Managers and their
expectations of the implementation of the outcome of the study– Final panel discussion under the leadership of MEP and/or
representative of EC
Date: 02.10.2012, Place: Brussels
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Committee’s future activities• WS B “Long Term Funding and Strategic Planning
– Some CER members declared interest to participate, DB or ÖBB may lead (CER meeting today) if EIM does not confirm leadership
– EIM - NR originally expected to lead and ProRail to participate• WS E “Contracting Strategy”
– Some CER and EIM members may have interest if task includes also procurement
• Participation in SHIFT²RAIL – EC Joint Technology Initiative funded project
• Participation in EC research projects– AutoMain, MainLine (ComsaEmte), New Infrastructure concepts
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ERRAC Plenary & ESG• Plenary meeting, Brussels, 21.03.2012
– Election of the New Chairman Josef Doppelbauer, Vice President Bombardier and Vice-Chairman Mr. Andy Doherty, Technology Director, Network Rail
– Towards Horizon 2020 – the role of rail research and innovation, EC Research Commissioner, Andras Siegler
– reFINE, research on Infrastructure Networks– Planning for a long term sector vision and initiatives
• Extended Support Group, Brussels, 31.05.2012– Presentation of the 6th Call FP7 – ERRAC priorities– Towards a Joint Task Force on Infrastructure Research
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AUTOMAIN workshop hosted by EFRTC in Paris on 04.10.2012
• 09:30 Registration, networking and welcome coffee• 10:30 Welcome by EFRTC (Imrich Korpanec, EFRTC)• 10:45 Project overview, objectives and structure (Henri Olink, ProRail)• 11:15 Specifications and evaluation criteria (Ted Luiten, ProRail)• Market and customer requirements for planning and scheduling, faster maintenance and
faster inspection• Description of demonstration scenarios and evaluation criteria• 11:35 Analysis and lean maintenance optimisation (John Amoore, Network Rail)• Report on results and recommendation• 12:05 Panel discussion• 12:30 Lunch• 14:00 Innovations in high speed inspection (Gunnar Baumann, Deutsche Bahn)• 14:30 Innovations in high speed maintenance (Ulla Espling, Luleå University of
Technology)• 15:00 Innovations in automated planning and scheduling (Francis Sourd, SNCF)• 15:30 Project outputs and opportunities for future involvement (Clive Roberts,
University of Birmingham)• 16:00 Panel discussion• 16:30 Close
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Other EC projects and proposals• MAINLINE – Optimisation of track maintenance on
main lines– (contractors represented by ComsaEmte (Spain) and Skanska
(Czech republic)– Presentation on the project content and progress at the next GM
by ComsaEmte• New concepts for railway infrastructure and
operation: adaptable, automated, resilient and high-capacity– New project proposal coordinated by Network Rail– EFRTC was invited to participate
Thank you for your kind attention !
EFRTC Policy and Research CommitteePrague, 22nd June 2012
Next meeting of the Committee19th October 2012, 09:30, Paris