Project N°: FP6 - 038634 CREAM Customer-driven Rail-freight services on a European mega-corridor based on Advanced business and operating Models Instrument: INTEGRATED PROJECT Thematic Priority: Sustainable Surface Transport CREAM report: Demonstration of advanced implementation concept of Betuweroute in the framework of the European rail freight (DA 5.1) Due date of deliverable: 31.12.2010 Actual submission date: 31.12.2010 Start date of project: 01.10.2007 Duration: 39 Months Organisation name of lead contractor for this deliverable: TUD - OTB, The Netherlands Revised: 26.01.2011 Project co-funded by the European Commission within the Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006) Dissemination Level PU Public PP Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services) RE Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission Services) CO Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the X Commission Services) DA 5.1: Betuweroute Demonstration Activities Final report (DD 5.1) Table of contents Table of figures ......................................................................................... 3 Tables ..................................................................................................... 5 Table of appendices ................................................................................... 5 Foreword ................................................................................................. 6 1. Introduction .......................................................................................... 8 1.1 Objectives ................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Participants ................................................................................................. 8 2. Description of work ................................................................................ 9 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 9 2.2 Expected results .......................................................................................... 9 3. Demonstration of the technical-operational plan ...................................... 10 3.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 10 3.2 The technical-operational plan ..................................................................... 10 3.3 Conversion of the Port Line .......................................................................... 11 3.3.1 Towards interoperable railways in Europe ................................................ 11 3.3.2 Conversion project start ........................................................................ 12 3.3.3 Project and process management ........................................................... 14 3.3.4 Planning on the move ........................................................................... 17 3.3.5 Change requests .................................................................................. 23 3.3.6 Key decisions made in 2009 .................................................................. 25 3.3.7 Different interests ................................................................................ 26 3.3.8 Remaining risks ................................................................................... 28 3.3.9 Final steps and remaining issues ........................................................... 31 3.3.10 Outlook ............................................................................................. 33 3.4 Inflow and certification of ERTMS locomotives ............................................... 35 3.4.1 Level 2 – A15-trajectory ....................................................................... 35 3.4.2 Level 1 – Port Line ............................................................................... 43 3.4.3 Evaluation ........................................................................................... 45 3.5 Capacity management ................................................................................ 46 3.5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 46 3.5.2 Braking (deceleration) curves ................................................................ 47 3.5.3 International train paths – OSS .............................................................. 53 3.5.4 SPIN/Chain Management rollout ........................................................... 55 3.5.5 Chain management rollout Duisport ........................................................ 68 3.5.6 Sophiatunnel regime ............................................................................. 69 3.5.7 Technical feasibility of long trains ........................................................... 77 3.5.8 Train scheduling in Q4 of 2009 .............................................................. 82 3.5.9 Removal of 1.5 kV and ATBEG sections ................................................... 84 3.6 Safety and Environment ............................................................................ 105 3.6.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 105 3.6.2 Tunnel Technical Installations (TTI) .................................................... 105 3.6.3 Hand Held Terminal (HHT) .................................................................. 116 3.6.4 Safety at Kijfhoek .............................................................................. 123 3.6.5 Evaluation ......................................................................................... 130 3.7 Experience with the maintenance concept ................................................... 131 3.7.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 131 3.7.2 State-of-the-art ................................................................................. 131 3.7.3 Evaluation ......................................................................................... 131 CREAM_DD51_Betuweroute-Demonstration-Report_OTB_20110405_final 2/215 DA 5.1: Betuweroute Demonstration Activities Final report (DD 5.1) 3.7.4 Outlook ............................................................................................ 133 4. Demonstration of the economic implementation plan ............................... 134 4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 134 4.2 The business plan .................................................................................... 134 4.2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 134 4.2.2 Optimal use of capacity ....................................................................... 135 4.2.3 Become the partner of choice .............................................................. 140 4.2.4 Break even in 2014 ............................................................................ 140 4.3 Evaluation and outlook ............................................................................. 141 4.4 ERTMS Corridor A: Rotterdam-Genoa .......................................................... 142 4.4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 142 4.4.2 Timeline ............................................................................................ 146 4.4.3 Action points and other issues .............................................................. 147 4.4.4 Infrastructure management – Corridor A business plan ........................... 149 4.4.5 Outlook ............................................................................................ 151 5. Feedback from DB Schenker Rail Nederland N.V. ................................. 152 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 152 5.2 Experience with Chain Management and SPIN .............................................. 152 5.2.1 Chain management ............................................................................ 152 5.2.2 SPIN ................................................................................................ 152 5.2.3 Operational rules ............................................................................... 153 5.3 Experience with the Betuweroute ............................................................... 154 5.3.1 Developments 2007-2010 ................................................................... 154 5.3.2 Issues to be addressed ....................................................................... 155 5.4 Evaluation and outlook .............................................................................. 156 6. Demonstration activities by Kombiverkehr ............................................. 157 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 157 6.2 Demonstration activities ............................................................................ 157 6.2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 157 6.2.2 Initial phase ...................................................................................... 159 6.2.3 Experience 2008-today ....................................................................... 164 6.3