Policy and Research Committee

Policy and Research Committee

EFRTC General MeetingPrague, 22nd June 2012

Jeremy CANDFIELD, Committee Chairman, Director General RIA UKImrich KORPANEC, EFRTC Secretary General

Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.20122

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


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)


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


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


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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Source: OECD transport trends database



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


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


More extreme weather events

Ice Wind Rain Heat Snow

Coastal StormsNew

challenges !


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!



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


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)


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


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


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


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


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

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