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RETRACK: Setting up an innovative rail freight service
between North Sea and Black Sea
WP 12: Knowledge Base
ETIS+ Conference, Brussels27 May 2011Paul van de Lande, TNO
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Background and objectives RETRACKRETRACK project structure and activitiesWP 12: Knowledge BaseWork planning
Policy background
Strong rail freight market crucial for socio-economic and environmental targets, within the EU and between the EU and surrounding countriesEuropean transport policy based on level playing field and fair competitionTwo decades of liberalisation in rail freight:
Emergence of new rail private operatorsFrom marginal to major playersIncumbents fight back: mergers and acquisitions
Concrete actions to support this EU policy: develop and demonstrate new rail freight services with private operators on selected corridors
Corridor development
TEN-T/ERTMS Corridors A-F ERTMS Corridors planned
RETRACK corridor analysis
Rotterdam:Dry/liquid bulk
Maritime containersDuisburg:All cargo
Wels or Vienna:All cargo
Bratislava/Kosice:Steel/automotive
Budapest:All cargo
Feeder point for Slovakia
Oradea, Constanta,All cargo
Ludwigshafen:dry/liquid bulk
RETRACK project
FP6, Integrated Project, supported by DG MOVE Objective: develop, demonstrate, and implement innovative and market-proven rail freight service along NW-SE corridor, by a group of private railway companies Project duration: May 2007– August 2012Project Budget: app. 23 million euro13 Work Packages11 consortium partners:
Rail operators/Railway companies:
R&D/IT consultants:
RETRACK project structure
First demonstration launched 27/02/10
Transported goods:-Automotives - Chemical, - Agri-bulk
- Continental & maritime containers
Keulen
Passau
Rotterdam
Györ
Parties:TransPetrol: Rail operator
Traction providerrs on main route: MWB: NL – Keulen – PassauLTE: Passau – HegyeshalomCER: Hegyeshalom – Gyor
: Gyor – xxx: ServTrans
Train Characteristics:-600 m in length
-Up to 2.200 t (1800 ton)-Frequency: >3x/wk, more demand- Transit time: 21 hours (16 hours)
Debrecen
Orosháza
Hajduboszormeny
Hegyeshalom
Demonstration status-quo
Szabadegyhaza
Antwerp
Constanta
Current challenges:- Extend service to RO
- Infra. condition, charges in HU, RO.- High shunting costs -OSS not working yet
RETRACK corridor extension
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The RETRACK Knowledge Base shall contribute to:Improve the quality of infrastructure modelling in the field of
capacity and infrastructure managementDevelopment of business models with integration of different
transport modes and collaboration strategiesEstablishment of a web-based platform for monitoring and
development of trans-European rail freight corridorsImprovement of the rail freight market opening by providing
transparent monitoring of market and framework conditions
Generic approach for various corridors in combination with ETIS+ leads to substantial information tool
WP 12 Objectives
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Web portal and contents management systemA public and a restricted document repository and search systemTable data: data viewer with tables, maps and charts and data editorGeo data: network data viewer with infrastructure and topologySurvey system to define, conduct and visualise online surveysSupport data exchange with external systems as TENTec, Gisco, TRANSTOOLS, ETIS+
Knowledge Base elements
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EC Policy makers and agencies, amongst others: DG MoveTEN – TEAERRAC
Rail freight Corridor managersNational policy makersNational infrastructure managersCommercial rail operatorsBranche organisations, a/o UIRR, UIC, Xrail, CER, ESCIndividual customers, 3PLP’s, shippersOthers, a/o R&D institutes, consultants, interest groups
Knowledge Base target group
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WP 12 Approach conform ETIS-BASE
Bott
om
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policy
questions
indicators
data, information,knowledge
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Topics and questions
1. Infrastructure supply and demand
What is the present and future status of the rail infrastructure?
What is the technical and operational capacity of the terminals?
What is the traffic density along the corridor?
To what extend is the capacity of the corridor being used?
2. Market conditions
What types of (intermodal) services are being provided?What business models and strategies are there?Who are the leading service suppliers and terminal operators?How is the intra-modal rail competition on the corridor?
What's the competitiveness of rail on the corridor compared to other modes (inter-modal competition)?
3. Institutional conditions
What are the main institutional actors / policy making bodies?
What policies at the EU level are applied?What policies at national level are applied?What are the institutional barriers on the corridor?What are their impacts on the functioning of the corridor?
4. Connectivity of the RETRACK corridor
What is the physical connection between RETRACK and the other international corridors?
To what degree do international corridors interact with RETRACK?
5. Environmental impact
What is the impact of the modal shift on the RETRACK corridor and other corridors in terms of CO2-emission? What is the impact of the modal shift on the RETRACK corridor and other corridors in terms of PM10 and NOx-emission? What is the CO2-emission savings from the rail traffic on the RETRACK corridor, as compared to road traffic?
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Start: January 2011Finalisation: August 2012Knowledge Base structure: June 2011Technical design: October 2011Data collection and data entry: September 2011 – July 2012
Work planning
Thank you for your attention!
ContactsPaul van de Lande:[email protected] Min Zhang: [email protected]
Mobility and LogisticsT: +31 88 866 8533F: +31 15 269 6854E: I: www.tno.nl
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