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Policy and Research Committee

Policy and Research Committee. EFRTC General Meeting Prague, 22 nd June 2012. Jeremy CANDFIELD, Committee Chairman, Director General RIA UK Imrich KORPANEC, EFRTC Secretary General. CONTENTS. Report from the last Policy and Research Committee meeting

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Policy and Research Committee

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  1. Policy and ResearchCommittee EFRTC General Meeting Prague, 22nd June 2012 Jeremy CANDFIELD, Committee Chairman, Director General RIA UK Imrich KORPANEC, EFRTC Secretary General

  2. 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 Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  3. P & R Committee meeting After 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 Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  4. Agreed Follow-Up Priorities P TBD TBD P Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  5. 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) Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  6. 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 Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  7. TEN-T Network - a new infrastructure transport policy National Networks become a European network 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 Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  8. Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) as part of the Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) A new integrated instrument for investing in EU infrastructure €21.7bn The proposal with €31.7bn is four times higher than today (€8bn) 101 pre-identified projects 72 rail €10bn 15%-20% other projects 28 cross-border / bottleneck projects 80%-85% 27 rail core network corridors, 3 horizontal projects (ERTMS) Core Network Cohesion Fund Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  9. Trends in Rail Patronage 1995-2010: Main EU countries, Switzerland and Japan Source: OECD transport trends database Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  10. Key Fields of Activity: Capacity & Maintenance Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  11. Challenge: Ageing Infrastructure A need for maintenance! Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  12. Climate Trends – More Extreme Weather Events and increasing temperatures Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  13. More extreme weather events New challenges ! Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  14. 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! Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  15. 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 Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  16. 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) Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  17. Market strategy event An 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 Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  18. 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 Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  19. 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, AndrasSiegler • 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 Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  20. AUTOMAIN workshop hosted by EFRTC in Paris on 04.10.2012 • 09:30 Registration, networking and welcome coffee • 10:30 Welcome by EFRTC (ImrichKorpanec, 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 Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  21. 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 Policy and Research Committee, General Meeting, Prague, 22.06.2012

  22. Thank you for your kind attention ! EFRTC Policy and Research Committee Prague, 22nd June 2012 Next meeting of the Committee 19th October 2012, 09:30, Paris

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