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UNECE Transport Division 1

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

TRANS-EUROPEAN RAILWAY (TER) PROJECT

2nd Expert Group Meeting (Budapest, 23 September 2004)

By Mr. Michalis P. Adamantiadis, Regional Adviser



Content

• Background (TOR-Tasks-Participation)

• Elaboration

• Objectives of the Meeting

• Review of the work

• Problems encountered

• Next steps



Terms of ReferenceObjectives

Consistent and realistic investment strategy for the development of the rail and combined transport infrastructures in the wider TER Region, supporting:

• Promotion of TER Project goals

• Extension of TEN-T

• Development of Pan-European Transport Corridors

• Promotion of intermodality

• European transport integration



Tasks• Review of related TER work and European

initiatives, policies and studies (WP.1, 2)• Socioeconomic framework of concerned countries

and alternative scenarios of growth (WP.3)• Methodology and main assumptions (WP.4)• Inventory of needs (WP.5)• Elaboration of Master Plan (WP.6)• Funding questions/financing arrangements

(WP.7)• Border crossing questions (WP.8)• Conclusions/recommendations/

dissemination(WP.9)



Country LegendCountry LegendTER MemberTER MemberTER ObserverTER ObserverOtherOther

Participation



ElaborationOrganisation and management (WP 0)

• PCO Main responsible

• National Experts Consolidate national information

• Invited organizations Thematic support/guidance

• External consultants Technical/ scientific assistance

TER Master Plan Expert Group

PCO, National Experts, Organizations, Consultants, UNECE

TEM and TER Master Plan Coordination Group

PCOs, External Consultants, UNECE



CompletedReview of TER development (WP 1)

Description of work / tasks

1.1: Introduction of the TER Project objectives and degree of their attainment

1.2: Introduction of the TER technical standards

1.3: Introduction of TER network and plans

1.4: Introduction of the TER GIS mapping and database

1.5: Introduction of the TER Master Plan decisions

Outputs – deliverables

TER Project’s background, objectives and plans

Time October 2003



Completed (2)TER environment in Europe (WP 2) Description of work / tasks

2.1: Collection and review of relevant studies and works

2.2: Pan-European Transport Corridors (PETCs) and TER

2.3: Transport Infrastructure Needs Assessment (TINA) and TER

2.4: Trans European Transport Networks (TEN-T) and the TER

2.5: EU railway infrastructure package and its impact in TER region

2.6: TER role and perspectives in the Pan-European context


TER environment in Europe

Time November 2003



Completed (3)

Socio-economic framework of the concerned countries (WP 3) Description of work / tasks

31: Economic and social characteristics of concerned countries

3.2: Alternative scenarios of growth


Socio-economic status and scenarios of growth in the countries of the TER wider region

Time January 2004



Completed (4)Methodology (WP 4) Description of work / tasks

4.1: Definition of bottlenecks, missing links and other priority transport infrastructure needs

4.2: Identification of parameters and assumptions

4.3: Criteria of priority infrastructure needs

4.4: Identifications of data requirements


Methodology and main assumptions for the work

Time January 2004



To be done (1)Priority infrastructure needs in concerned countries (WP 5)


5.1: Collection of necessary information

5.2: Analysis and control of information obtained

5.3: Review and update the TER Region traffic forecasts

5.4: Establish alternative scenarios for the TER Master Plan

5.5: Review and prioritize proposed projects

5.6 Identify interconnections between TER other network components (Ports-IWW-SSS-CT)

5.7: Identify possible connections and extensions of the TER Network with neighboring regions


Inventory of priority infrastructure needs and assessment of their costs

Time May 2004



To be done (2)Elaboration of Master Plans (WP 6) Description of work / tasks

6.1: Identification of the wider TER Region Backbone Network

6.2: Elaboration of the wider TER Region Master Plan and its alternative implementation scenarios

6.3: GIS presentation of the wider TER Region Master Plan


TER Master Plan and GIS maps

Time June 2004



To be done (3)Addressing funding questions (WP 7)


7.1: Inventory of specific projects for implementation

7.2: Estimate of budget for the implementation

7.3: Possibilities of stage construction

7.4: Technical and institutional actions for implementation

7.5: Estimate of financial resources available

7.6: Perspectives to construct the wider TER Region Backbone Network


1. Inventory of specific priority projects and costs

2. Definition of technical and institutional actions required

Time July 2004



Addressing border crossing questions (WP 8)


8.1: Inventory of border crossing problems on the wider TER Region Backbone Network and improvement recommendations


1. Inventory of border crossing problems

2. Recommendations for improvement

Time July 2004

To be done (4)



To be done (5)Conclusions/Recommendations (WP 9) Description of work / tasks

9.1: Conclusions and recommendations

9.2: Results on the WEB pages

9.3: Publication of newsletter, brochures and summary report

9.4: Organization of workshops to present the the results


1. Final Report

2. Dissemination and Public awareness

3. Follow-up preparation

Time September 2004



Reviewed Work Time Plan

YEAR 2003 YEAR 2004

MONTHS

WP

1

SEPT

2

OCT

3

NOV

4

DEC

5

JAN

6

FEB

7

MARCH

8

APR

9

MAY

10

JUNE

11

JUL

12

AUG

SEP

WP0

WP1

WP2

WP3

WP4

WP5

WP6

WP7

WP8

WP9

Master Plan Coordination

Group Meetings

Master Plan TEM and TER

Expert Group Meetings

Elaboration-Time table



Objectives of the Meeting

• Review of the work

• Economic and social characteristics-WP 3.1

• Alternatives scenarios of growth-WP 3.2

• Analysis and evaluation of projects – WP.5

• Additional data needs

• Follow-up actions



Review of the work done

• 1st Coordination meeting, Budapest 16/9/03 • 2nd Coordination meeting, Warsaw 15/12/03• 3rd Coordination meeting, Geneva 9/6/04• 1st EGM Budapest, 10-11 February 2004• 2nd EGM Budapest, 23 September 2004• Completed: WP 1, WP 2, WP 3, WP 4, WP 5

(part)• TEM and TER Master Plans Website opened

and updated



Review of work to be done

• Inventory of needs (WP.5)• Elaboration of Master Plan (WP.6)• Funding questions/financing

arrangements (WP.7)• Border crossing questions (WP.8)• Conclusions/recommendations/

dissemination(WP.9)



Problems encountered• Late submission of country inputs

• Not all countries provided inputs

• Missing data

• Delay in the elaboration

• Short time left for completion



Next steps

•Cover missing data

•Complete the rest of the work, by October 2004

• Convene the 4th TEM and TER Master Plans Coordination Meeting, Budapest, 25 October 2004

• Present the result to the next Steering Committee

• Decide upon the appropriate follow-up actions

• Implement the follow-up actions (starting in 2005)



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