EFRTC welcome & presentation

EC project, AUTOMAIN workshop,

Paris, 4th October 2012

Imrich Korpanec, EFRTC Secretary General

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Infrastructure costs & EFRTC• Infrastructure accounts up to 50 to 70 % of total costs of

operation of railways• In EC 15 about 30 billion is spent on existing infrastructure

annually of what about € 20 billion for renewal and maintenance

• It can be estimated that about the same level of investment will be needed for the new EC members for upgrading the existing network so in total about € 40 billion annually

• Any potential savings will have a tremendous impact on the efficiency of investments into railway network and its operation

• EFRTC supports business approach through overall supply chain with all partners aiming at increasing performance, efficiency and quality through innovative solution driving cost reduction of rail system operation

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EFRTC

• founded 1997• federation of national associations representing the majority of

specialists trackworks contractors in the EU and EFTA• they represent about 150 contractor companies with total

turnover of some billion Euros (only for track works about € 4 billions) and significant workforce (about 25 000 skilled and specialized staff) using most advanced technology for the construction, track renewal and maintenance mainly performed under the contracts with all major European infrastructure managers

• promotes the common interests of European trackworks contractors

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EFRTC objectives

• to promote the liberalization of the European market for track construction, renewal and maintenance, to be carried out by effective and competitive private sector contractors

• to support further harmonization of rules and regulations in technology, safety and operation related to contractors, contributing to interoperability and further standardization

• to aim at achieving cross-acceptance of track machinery, staff and works as a key instrument for further market opening

• to support technical innovations and improvements in safety, quality and competency, thereby improving the overall efficiency of the rail sector

• to promote the advantages of all types of railway transport.

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EFRTC BOARD

Policy & Research Technical & Logistics Safety & Security

Mission: market strategy, long term funding and planning, contracting strategies, research studies

Mission: harmonisation of technical rules & regulations, procurement and cross-acceptance of plant

Mission: harmonisation of safety, rules & regulations, cross-acceptance of works and contractors

EFRTC organisation

EFRTC GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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A B C

Market Strategies

Long Term Funding and

Strategic Planning

Work programming

D E F

Project Management and Logistics

Contracting Strategies

Rules and Regulations

G

Plant

EFRTC priorities-success critical areas

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AUTOMAIN & EFRTC

• Input to WP 1 – key performance indicators and market strategy options

• Interactive approach to the outcome of AUTOMAIN – comments on intermediate reports

• Participation at workshops• Dissemination of the results through tasks of WP 7• Expectations of deliverables for practical

applications aiming at increase of efficiency and cost reduction for track maintenance with benefit also for contractors

AUTOMAINThank you for your attention and

wishing a successful workshop

for all parties

Imrich Korpanec,EFRTC Secretary General