1Malmö

Shaping the Future of Core Networke Future of Core Network corridors

6th of May 2015

Scandinavian Mediterranean Rail Freight Corridor

Tommy JonssonThe chairman of the ScanMed RFC

A well performing competitive corridor with seamless service and end to end control of train movements and wagons

Corridor vision

General objectivesQuality objectives:•Integrated service planning with expedient service to applicants•Coordinated traffic management will ensure operation in line with timetable•Harmonised and user-friendly customer IT interfaces to allow end to end control

Capacity objectives:•Supply of high-quality train paths in line with market demand•Good interoperability and operational compatibility to increase commercial speed, pay-load and efficiency•Systematic mitigation of bottlenecks, in particular at national and system borders

Availability objectives:•Planned capacity available to applicants/users•Systematic contingency handling of recurrent causes for delays•Aligned business concept with terminals

Routing

Principal lineDiversionary lineConnecting line

Where are we today ? 1. All requirements from Regulation – in draft proposal2. New organization established3. Legal entity decided but not established yet. 4. New IT-system is soon purchased 5. Cooperation with other corridors (RFC-Talks) 6. Cooperation with the Core Network Corridors7. All in place 10 November 20158. Inauguration in February 2016

We are on time!

Organization

• Legal entity: An association will be established in Austria

• Permanent Management Office (PMO): Start with a virtual organization and evaluateIf necessary we agree to set up a physical office.

Permanent organization: Manager Director – Lars Stenegard, SwedenCorridor One Stop Shop – Michaela Vetter, GermanyProject Manager – Simona Di Loreto, Italy

New staff after the summer

What is the Swedish contribution

• Feasibility study of longer and heavier train – started• Study for harmonization of breaking rules.• More efficient routines around Special Louds.• Improvements of transports between Sweden and Norway• A new capacity allocation process – project MPK

Why a new allocation process?

• Market oriented process.

• Flexible and step by step planning.

• Short time to allow a new timetable. Aim 5 minutes not 5 days.

• Let the Railways undertakings and Maintenance entrepreneurs be involved in the Infrastructure Managers IT-system.

• Put in place the next generation of IT-tools.

• Sweden set up next step in Rail Freight Corridors 2.0.