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Rail WorkshopReducing the Impacts of Weather of Rail Operations
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WP1 (Management)
WP2 Cross-modal
perspective
WP3 Road
transport and
supply chains
WP4 Rail transport
WP5 Aviation
WP6 Waterborne
transport
WP9 Dissemination
WP7 Short-term solutions assisting decision makers
WP8 Policy Guidance for long-term transferability between air and surface-based transport systems
Project structure
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Case studiesWeather types•Flooding / heavy rain•Wind•Snow / winter conditions
Analysis•Meteorological situation•Impact on rail infrastructure and operations•Event management •Repairs
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Flooding/heavy rain
Saxony 2002
UK June 2012
UK 2007
Alpine flooding 2005 (Switzerland, Austria, Germany)
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Wind/storm
Hurricane Sandy 2012
Storms Lothar and Martin 1999 (France, Switzerland, Germany)
Storm Kyrill 2006 (UK, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, Austria, Czech republic, Denmark, Switzerland, Slovenia)
Storm Gudrun, Sweden 2005
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Snow/winter
Channel Tunnel 2009
Sweden, heavy snow 2009/2010
Stockholm 2001-2002
Southern Finland, extreme winter 2009-2010
Winter 2009-2010
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Guidelines and Recommendations
Weather-specific•Long-term preparation•Before•During•After
Generalised•Applicable in most cases•Long term-preparation, event management, after•Areas: weather forecasts, vehicles, infrastructure, equipment, operations, information, cooperation, staff
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Objectives
•To confirm whether the guidelines and recommendations we have synthesised from the case studies for each weather type are suitable
•To determine if generalised guidelines can be formulated that are applicable in most extreme events
•To understand how well measures are currently implemented and how we can make things work better through improved governance
•To explore how these types of recommendations and guidelines should be disseminated
•Determine what type of research/cooperation is needed
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Agenda
9:30 - Welcome, registration & coffee 10:00 - Session 1: Introduction 10:20 - Session 2: Experiences from the rail sector 11:00 - Session 3: Breakout groups on specific weather types (with coffee/refreshments available) 12:15 - Lunch 13:00 - Session 4: Plenary feedback on generalised guidelines and recommendations 14:00 - Session 5: High-level management of weather-related events 14:45 - Coffee 15:00 - Session 5 (continued) 15:45 - Session 6: Dissemination 16:15 - Session 7: What next? 16:45 - Close of meeting
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SESSION 2:Experiences from the rail sector
•Günther Kundela (ÖBB)•Alex Kaddouri (SNCF)
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SESSION 3:Breakout groups on specific weather types
Objectives•Confirm whether the weather-specific guidelines and recommendations synthesised from the case studies are suitable •Add additional guidelines/recommendations•Give contextual background on experiences from particpants’ regions.
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SESSION 4:Feedback on generalised guidelines and
recommendationsObjectives•To confirm whether circulated general guidelines are appropriate•To add additional guidelines•Confirm whether the broad areas (vehicles, infrastructure etc) are appropriate
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SESSION 5:High-level management of weather-related events
Objectives•Formulate high-level guidance on how better governance and structures can be put in place so that the previously mentioned weather-specific measures can be implemented in a coordinated and effective manner
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SESSION 6:Dissemination
Objectives•To determine how these types of recommendations and guidelines should be disseminated
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SESSION 7:What next?
Objectives•To determine what type of research/cooperation is needed to improve the management of extreme weather events
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Tony RogersCollege of EPS Finance OfficeUniversity of Birmingham EdgbastonBirminghamB15 [email protected]
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