Rail Workshop Reducing the Impacts of Weather of Rail Operations

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John Dora Consulting Limited www.johndoraconsulting.eu

Rail WorkshopReducing the Impacts of Weather of Rail Operations

John Dora Consulting Limitedwww.johndoraconsulting.eu

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WP1 (Management)

WP2 Cross-modal

perspective

WP3 Road

transport and

supply chains

WP4 Rail transport

WP5 Aviation

WP6 Waterborne

transport

WP9 Dissemination

WP7 Short-term solutions assisting decision makers

WP8 Policy Guidance for long-term transferability between air and surface-based transport systems

Project structure


Project structure

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Case studiesWeather types•Flooding / heavy rain•Wind•Snow / winter conditions

Analysis•Meteorological situation•Impact on rail infrastructure and operations•Event management •Repairs

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Flooding/heavy rain

Saxony 2002

UK June 2012

UK 2007

Alpine flooding 2005 (Switzerland, Austria, Germany)

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Wind/storm

Hurricane Sandy 2012

Storms Lothar and Martin 1999 (France, Switzerland, Germany)

Storm Kyrill 2006 (UK, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, Austria, Czech republic, Denmark, Switzerland, Slovenia)

Storm Gudrun, Sweden 2005

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Snow/winter

Channel Tunnel 2009

Sweden, heavy snow 2009/2010

Stockholm 2001-2002

Southern Finland, extreme winter 2009-2010

Winter 2009-2010

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Guidelines and Recommendations

Weather-specific•Long-term preparation•Before•During•After

Generalised•Applicable in most cases•Long term-preparation, event management, after•Areas: weather forecasts, vehicles, infrastructure, equipment, operations, information, cooperation, staff

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Objectives

•To confirm whether the guidelines and recommendations we have synthesised from the case studies for each weather type are suitable

•To determine if generalised guidelines can be formulated that are applicable in most extreme events

•To understand how well measures are currently implemented and how we can make things work better through improved governance

•To explore how these types of recommendations and guidelines should be disseminated

•Determine what type of research/cooperation is needed

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Agenda

9:30 - Welcome, registration & coffee 10:00 - Session 1: Introduction 10:20 - Session 2: Experiences from the rail sector 11:00 - Session 3: Breakout groups on specific weather types (with coffee/refreshments available) 12:15 - Lunch 13:00 - Session 4: Plenary feedback on generalised guidelines and recommendations 14:00 - Session 5: High-level management of weather-related events 14:45 - Coffee 15:00 - Session 5 (continued) 15:45 - Session 6: Dissemination 16:15 - Session 7: What next? 16:45 - Close of meeting

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SESSION 2:Experiences from the rail sector

•Günther Kundela (ÖBB)•Alex Kaddouri (SNCF)


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SESSION 3:Breakout groups on specific weather types

Objectives•Confirm whether the weather-specific guidelines and recommendations synthesised from the case studies are suitable •Add additional guidelines/recommendations•Give contextual background on experiences from particpants’ regions.


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SESSION 4:Feedback on generalised guidelines and

recommendationsObjectives•To confirm whether circulated general guidelines are appropriate•To add additional guidelines•Confirm whether the broad areas (vehicles, infrastructure etc) are appropriate


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SESSION 5:High-level management of weather-related events

Objectives•Formulate high-level guidance on how better governance and structures can be put in place so that the previously mentioned weather-specific measures can be implemented in a coordinated and effective manner


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SESSION 6:Dissemination

Objectives•To determine how these types of recommendations and guidelines should be disseminated


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SESSION 7:What next?

Objectives•To determine what type of research/cooperation is needed to improve the management of extreme weather events


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Thank you!Reimbursement of expenses•If bought through own account, please take an expenses form•If bought through organisation, please send invoice to:

Tony RogersCollege of EPS Finance OfficeUniversity of Birmingham EdgbastonBirminghamB15 [email protected]


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Rail Workshop Reducing the Impacts of Weather of Rail Operations