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UIC/CER - MB/RT - 11/2002
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Noise Policy - European perspective
Mads Bergendorff Environmental advisor UIC
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Rail Noise SeminarUtrecht 7 November 2002
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AGENDA
Political Background
Development in the European Transport Sector
Commission’s White paper
Railways’ European development strategy (ERRAC and SRRA)
Noise Policy (The Environmental Noise Directive)
Overview of the noise activities
UIC/CER railway noise strategy
Political background
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EU TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT
Political background
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EU WHITE PAPER ON TRANSPORT
The growth in road and air traffic must be brought into control, and the railway and other environmentally friendly modes of transportation must be given the necessary means to become competitive
Regulated competition between modes (internalisation of external cost) For the European railway transportation system:
Interoperability Creation of a European single rail market Upgraded service Assure and maintain the high level of safety and environmental performance
“However, the common transport policy alone will not provide all the answers. It must be part of an overall strategy integrating sustainable development”
Political background
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RAILWAY RESEARCH STRATEGY
Political background
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RAILWAY RESEARCH STRATEGY
Principal objectives of the railway system in Europe by 2020 are:
• For rail to achieve a 10% market share of passenger traffic in the EU with no detrimental environmental impact (doubling of passenger kilometres)• For rail to achieve a 15% market share of freight traffic in the EU with no detrimental environmental impact (a tripling of ton kilometres)• A threefold increase in productivity (UIC Strategy);• Elimination of avoidable fatal accidents within proposed interoperable European railway system;• A 50% gain in energy efficiency over vehicle or product life cycles;• A 50% reduction in the generation of pollutants over the life cycle of rail industry products and services;• An increase in network capacity to accommodate the traffic projections given above.
Political background
UIC/CER - MB/RT - 11/2002 Political background
ERRAC - “European Railway Research Advisory Council” is an
independent permanent advisory body for the Eureopean Commission
SRRA - ”Strategic Railway Research Agenda” was published at
Eurailspeed 2002 in Madrid 2 weeks ago
• The idea behind SRRA is a business scenario 2020• Research clusters in SRRA:
• Interoperability• Intelligent mobility• Safety• Environment - including noise• Innovative materials and production methods
RAILWAY RESEARCH STRATEGY
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NOISE POLICY
Political background
New legislation: Environmental Noise Directivetwo main objectives
Latest developments
(2) basis for further legislationon noise sources (rail vehiclesand infrastructure) EC report within 18 months Appropriate legislative proposals in 4 years
Noise creation
(1) avoid, prevent or reduceharmful effects of noise Noise mapping Information to public Action plans
Noise reception
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Noise Reception: Implementation of the Directive
NOISE POLICY
Latest developments
Member States are free in setting reception limit values
Member States can introduce different limit values for different modes of transport
Political background
Noise creation: Development and role of TSI
TSI conventional rail and revision TSI high-speed
New vehicles (and existing fleet)
Retrofitting / voluntary measures / Second Railway Package
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NOISE ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES
European Legislation on Noise Creation: TSI
European Legislation on Noise mapping & Noise Abatement
National Legislation on Noise Creation (A, I,CH)
Railway NoiseOngoing Projects:STAIRRSRENVIBImplement. Silent technicHarmonoiseCurve squealResearch Braking systemERS
Cost Benefit of Noise abatement Strategies (STAIRRS)
Railway Noise Research
Europe’s Traffic Policy promoting Railway as Environmental friendly mode of Transport
European & National Noise Policy
Rolling Noise, Produced by existing Fright wagons
Technical / physical aspects of Noise
Noise High Speed, in construction of new lines
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External and internal working groups
NOISE ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES
UIC steeringgroup actionprogramme
UIC SCNoise &
Vibrations
UIC CTR
EU WGrailway noise
EU steeringgroup noise
ERRAC WT 4Environment
AEIF groupnoise
EU WG 6subgroup TSI
EU WG 6subgrouppriorities
CALMNetwork
EU WGhealth andeconomic
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UIC/CER Action Programme Noise Reduction Freight
Technology wheel/brake:
Safeguarding unlimited K-blocks approval
Lifecycle-cost clarified
Solution for new vehicles available! To be used!
Decision taken by: DB, SNCF, SBB
Development of LL-block (retrofit of existing wagons) started in
ERS-project; feasibility clarified mid 2003 (?)
Noise abatement activities
Technology W heel/BrakeM r Raison
Planning Im plementationM rs. Ceschin
EU-LegislationM r. Huebner
Action Program m Steering G roupM r HeinischM r Kettner
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UIC/CER Action Programme Noise Reduction Freight
Planning implementation:
Fleet to be retrofitted: 600’000 wagons (of 1.200’000 existing
Wagons)
Retrofitting costs (K-blocks) estimated to ~3 Bill €
STAIRRS estimates cost for noise screens in Europe to 40 - 60 Bill
€
Noise abatement activities
Technology W heel/BrakeM r Raison
Planning Im plementationM rs. Ceschin
EU-LegislationM r. Huebner
Action Program m Steering G roupM r HeinischM r Kettner
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UIC/CER Action Programme Noise Reduction Freight
EU Legislation:
EC study proposal "Status and options for the reduction of noise
emission from the existing European rail freight wagon fleet - Third-
party assessment”
Noise abatement activities
Technology W heel/BrakeM r Raison
Planning Im plementationM rs. Ceschin
EU-LegislationM r. Huebner
Action Program m Steering G roupM r HeinischM r Kettner
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EU WG 6 RAILWAY NOISE
Focus of discussions on
Possibilities on Noise reduction in general:
Regulation on Noise creation (Vehicles)
Regulation on Noise reception (Infrastructure), i.e. Track
Maintenance conditions or fixing acoustic grinding
Position Paper on the European strategies and priorities of railway
noise abatement
Discussion within subgroup; Great difficulties to get to agreements,
Railways position in general supported by large majority of WG.
Number of noise abatement instruments investigated
Noise abatement activities
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For the development of a noise reduction strategy the completepicture is needed
RAILWAY NOISE STRATEGY
Noise creation
Noise reception
- Noise creation: ODS-study and sector response
- Proposal for voluntary agreement (decision in 1998/1999) and reference in Second Railway Package
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Basic elements for the upcoming railnoise reduction strategy
Freight traffic
Passenger traffic
Infrastructure
Research
Principles / Fields of action
RAILWAY NOISE STRATEGY
Strategy Elements
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Key point for a rail noise reduction strategy
The reduction of noise from the existing freight vehicle fleet
is a challenging task but it also provides probably the best
cost-benefit ratio compared to other options reducing noise
reception and thereby meeting (today's and) future
legal requirements.
RAILWAY NOISE STRATEGY
Strategy Elements
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Strategy Elements
FREIGHT TRAFFIC
First and important step: Retrofitting of the existing vehicle fleet
New vehicles: best possible technology
PASSENGER TRAFFIC
Need for retrofitting to be decided on national level
INFRASTRUCTURE
Track measures have to be considered (more information needed)
RAILWAY NOISE STRATEGY
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Strategy Elements
RESEARCH
Important part of the noise reduction strategy
Development of global approach in line with ERRAC objectives
PRINCIPLES / FIELDS OF ACTION
Noise creation dealt with on EU-level
Reception issues tackled on national level
Voluntary measures at time being difficult due to technical andfinancial questions
RAILWAY NOISE STRATEGY
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Strategy Elements
Next Steps
After defining the main elements for a rail noise reductionstrategy the following tasks are now being addressed:
Prioritization
Evaluation of options (assessment of opportunities and risks)
Formulation of areas and scope where co-operation with
EU/national policy level is needed
Compilation of Rail noise policy paper
RAILWAY NOISE STRATEGY
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EC study proposal "Status and options for the reduction of noise emission from the existing European rail freight wagon fleet - Third-party assessment"
Voluntary agreement should aim making wagon fleet more performing and respond better to customer demands in connection with measures to improve fleet management
Study should carry out
independent evaluation of the UIC action plan status of existing fleet and forecast options for developing the fleet to meet environmental and market requirements including evaluation of cost-effectiveness propose actions on EU and Member State level including alternative means of funding renewal of the fleet
RAILWAY NOISE STRATEGY
Action Plan Elements
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There is a European support on the political level for the railway mode - this needs now to be put into practice
UIC, CER and the railways are very focused on the noise problems of oursector
There is a close co-operation between the Commission and the railway organisations to solve the problems
UIC, CER and the railways would like to communicate openly with ourstakeholders - invitation is hereby given!
CONCLUSIONS