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RAILWAY INDUSTRY TRAIN PLANNING LEVEL 2 TRAINING. Module 2 - Who , What Why?. Train Planning. Five things to think about Do WE know WHAT we do ? Do WE understand WHY we do it ? Do WE know WHO we do it for ? Do our CUSTOMERS know WHAT we do ? Do our CUSTOMERS understand WHY we do it ?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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RAILWAY INDUSTRYTRAIN PLANNINGLEVEL 2 TRAINING
Module 2 - Who, What Why?
Train Planning
Five things to think about
Do WE know WHAT we do ?
Do WE understand WHY we do it ?
Do WE know WHO we do it for ?
Do our CUSTOMERS know WHAT we do ?
Do our CUSTOMERS understand WHY we do it ?
Putting the Railway into perspective
Vital statistics -
• 20,000 miles of track
• 34,000 train movements per day
– 92% passenger 8% freight
• 2,500 stations
• Currently 20 (Franchised), 9 (Open Access) TOCs, and 5 principal FOCs
Network Rail
• Manages development and delivery of the timetabling process
• Maintains and renews the network
• Manages signalling
• Prohibited from being a train operator
Train Operating Companies
• Currently 20 franchised passenger operators• 9 “Open Access” operators not operating under “franchise” conditions
• That is without any Tax-payer support
• All services shown in the National Rail Timetable (last ‘officially’ printed edition May 2007, now free on Network Rail web site).
• Generic term includes 5 principal Freight Operators
Train Operating Companies
• Three broad categories of train services
• Long distance ‘Inter City’
• Regional
• Commuter and suburban
(Some TOCs cover all categories)
• Lease Rolling Stock from ROSCOs
• Operate over Network Rail infrastructure
What is NR Operational Planning ?
• The activity concerned with planning and documenting the allocation of network capacity to all Railway Undertakings.
• Specifically within Network Rail it is the department dealing with –Timetable Planning
• Track Access
–Engineering Planning
• Engineering Access
Operational Planning
•Works to processes set down in legislation and overseen by the ORR, DfT, etc
• Impacts on Network Rail’s revenue stream –225,000 train paths every week
–Selling un-used or ‘white space’, is a key activity•Has a major impact on TOCs income and costs
•Plans access to the infrastructure for maintenance and renewal of the network
Network Rail Planning Inputs
• Network Code – Part D
• Track Access Agreements
• Geographic/diagrammatic maps of the network e.g. Sectional Appendix
• Requests for Access
• (Bids)
• Maintenance and renewal strategies
• i.e what we need to do the job
Network Rail Planning Outputs
• Responses to access requests
• Published Train Service Schedules (TSDB)
• Working Timetables (WTT)
• Public Timetables (NRT)
• Weekly/Daily Amended Train Notices (WATN/DATN)
• Weekly Operating Notice (WON)
• i.e what we produce
Network Rail Planning ‘Tools’• Rules of the Route
• Rules of the Plan
• TrainPlan/ITPS
• Bplan
• Capacity Management system - Railsys
• Possession Planning System - PPS
• i.e what we use to produce a plan
TOCs• Inputs
• Network Code• Access Agreements• Franchise requirements (SLCs/PSRs)
• Outputs• Timetable specification• Supporting pocket timetables, etc• Meeting customers’ needs
• Tools• Rules of the Route/Plan• Voyagerplan/TrainPlan• Bplan• Therefore very much the same …………………….
Where does Operational Planning sit within Network Rail?
Train PlanningCentre
Operational Planning
Customer Relations Executives
PCATOther Train Planning Centres
General Managers
NAUOPSU
Ops & Customer Services
Route Directors
Territory Maintenance Directors
Major Projects & Investment
Engineering
National Delivery Service
TPC Organisation
Train Planning Centre Manager
Capacity Allocation Manager
Network TrainsManager
Informed TravellerManager
Schedule IntegrityManager
SNFC (Leeds only)
Sample TOC Organisation ChartHead of Planning &
Access
Timetable Production Manager
Amended Access
Manager
Service Planning Assistant
Timetable Production Assistant
Timetable Planning Manager
Timetable
Planning Assistant
Timing Managers
(STP)
Planning Assistants
(STP)
Module 2 Syndicate Questions
Q1. With which external bodies/customers does
NR Operational Planning work and in what way ?
Q2. Who are the customers of a Train Operator’s train plans ?
Q3. (a) Why is pleasing the customer so important
(b) What does a customer want from a supplier ?