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Rail Freight Corridor 2 Corridor Information Document Book V – Implementation Plan Timetable 2016 Rail Freight Corridor 2 Corridor Information Document Book V – Implementation Plan Timetable 2016 CID TT 2016 - 13/01/2015 version Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 2 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 1. CHARACTERISTICS AND GOVERNANCE OF RFC 2 ............................................................................................... 7 1.1 RFC 2 CHARACTERISTICS ......................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.1 RFC 2 routes .................................................................................................................................................. 7 1.1.2 RFC 2 terminals ............................................................................................................................................. 9 1.1.3 Number of tracks ........................................................................................................................................ 13 1.1.4 Speed limits ................................................................................................................................................. 14 1.1.5 Electrical systems ........................................................................................................................................ 15 1.1.6 Signalling systems ....................................................................................................................................... 16 1.1.7 Maximum axle load .................................................................................................................................... 16 1.1.8 Train Length ................................................................................................................................................ 17 1.1.9 Loading Gauges .......................................................................................................................................... 18 1.1.10 Gradients ................................................................................................................................................ 20 1.2 TRAFFIC AND BOTTLENECKS .................................................................................................................................... 21 1.2.1 Traffic on RFC 2 ........................................................................................................................................... 21 1.2.2 Bottleneck description ................................................................................................................................ 22 1.2.2.1 Antwerp node ......................................................................................................................................................24 1.2.2.2 Lille node .............................................................................................................................................................24 1.2.2.3 Strasbourg node ..................................................................................................................................................25 1.2.2.4 Other bottlenecks ................................................................................................................................................25 1.3 GOVERNANCE ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 1.3.1 Management board .................................................................................................................................... 26 1.3.1.1 Members and Partners ........................................................................................................................................26 1.3.1.2 Legal structure .....................................................................................................................................................26 1.3.1.3 Permanent team ..................................................................................................................................................27 1.3.1.4 Working groups ...................................................................................................................................................28 1.3.1.5 Organisation Chart ...............................................................................................................................................32 1.3.1.6 Communication ...................................................................................................................................................33 1.3.1.7 Finance ................................................................................................................................................................34 1.3.2 Executive board ........................................................................................................................................... 34 1.3.2.1 Members and other participants .........................................................................................................................35 1.3.2.2 Mission Statement ...............................................................................................................................................35 1.3.2.3 Framework for capacity allocation ......................................................................................................................35 1.3.3 Advisory groups .......................................................................................................................................... 36 1.3.3.1 Railway undertaking Advisory Group ...................................................................................................................36 1.3.3.2 Terminal Advisory Group .....................................................................................................................................38 2. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE TRANSPORT MARKET STUDY ........................................................................... 39 2.1 ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT SITUATION ...................................................................................................................... 39 2.1.1 The geographic and socio-economic context .............................................................................................. 39 2.1.2 The transport market characteristics along the corridor ............................................................................ 41 2.2 ASSESSMENT OF THE MARKET ................................................................................................................................. 42 2.2.1 Actual freight market estimation (per O/D) ................................................................................................ 42 2.2.2 Assessment of customer needs ................................................................................................................... 46 2.3 MARKET PROJECTIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 55 2.3.1 The forecasts on the geographical and socio economic context................................................................. 55 2.3.2 Improvements in the rail transport system ................................................................................................. 56 CID TT 2016 - 13/01/2015 version 2 of 162 2.3.3 SWOT analysis ............................................................................................................................................. 57 2.3.4 Practices and operational models ............................................................................................................... 58 2.4 MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS AND IMPACT ON THE STAKEHOLDERS ..................................................................................... 59 3. OBJECTIVES OF THE FREIGHT CORRIDOR ........................................................................................................ 64 3.1 TRAIN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: A CORRIDOR ORIENTED PERFORMANCE SCHEME ..................................................... 64 3.1.1 RFC 2 and Train Performance Management ............................................................................................... 64 3.1.2 RFC 2 and European Performance Regime ................................................................................................. 64 3.2 PUNCTUALITY OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................................................... 67 3.3 CAPACITY OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................................................... 67 3.3.1 Trains running on the Corridor .................................................................................................................... 67 3.3.2 Strategy for the number of Pre-arranged Paths ......................................................................................... 68 3.3.3 Status of previous and upcoming offers ....................................................................................................
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