Professional Documents
Culture Documents
• Members are:
– Railways
– Rail operators
– Infrastructure managers
– Railway service providers
– Public transport companies
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UIC in 2010: 200 Members on all Continents
• 36 affiliate members:
companies conducting activities
connected with rail transport
public transport, sleeping cars,
caterers, other railway bodies, …
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UIC Mission
UIC’s role
. Specifications, Developer
. Standards, Organiser - Forums,
. Interfaces,
. Studies, - Seminars,
. Interoperability for - Conferences,
international rail . Congresses
corridors. . WCRR 2008
. UIC Highspeed,
. Global Rail Freight
Conference.
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2009 : a new UIC Governance
31st March 2009 : UIC General Assembly (extraordinary session)
UIC Governance
UIC HQ
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Synergies between UIC and its partner organisations
Passenger Telematics
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Technical cooperation departments –
Freight
Combined Traffic
Freight Telematics
TAF TSI, ISR / ORFEUS
Intercontinental Freight
Corridors
Research
(EU Research programmes, ERRAC, IRRB,
WCRR)
- Noise
- Energy / CO2 reduction
-Worlwide research
-World Conference on Railway Research WCRR,
22-26 May 2011 in Lille
Railway Safety
Security
Expertise Development
International Training & Information Sessions,
e-learning
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UIC « Products »
Some examples …
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Existing and Potential Corridors
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The UIC Reports
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The UIC Railway Statistics
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MoU’s and agreements with Banks
. Banks are experiencing strong demand from countries on
how to make railway sectors more effective
. UIC missions promote rail transport at world level
. UIC Railways members are increasing interest in exporting
their capabilities
=> Service 1 / fixed price between members-UIC-Bank at cost
=> Service 2 / price between members <-> Bank on a case by
case basis
=> Service 3 / price between members-UIC-Bank on a case
by case basis
Creating a marketplace
Etc.
… … …
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UIC – Banks cooperation
Task Contractual relationship
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Assist with technical review of Bank procurement documents UIC - Bank
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Identify railway experts to assist Bank clients on secondment Member - Bank
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Develop training programs for staff in developing countries UIC - Bank
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Disseminate information to UIC members on Bank tenders Member - Bank
-> Establish a UIC database with profiles of staff from UIC members with proper
access rights and content
> XIXth century: The Golden Age – Industrial Era + Private companies.
> After WWI: Universal Access to Freight and Passengers leads to Government
ownership
> After WWII and the Marshall Plan: Era of the Road
Rail Freight marketshare down to 15 %
Strong intermodal competition with isolated railways
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Obstacles to Interoperability
Technical obstacles
> Overall regional (urban transports) and national (intercities)
concepts which did not take international links into account.
> History of Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries created
different technologies from a country to an other.
> So different and multiple technologies as required or unwanted
« new frontiers »: Rolling stock,
Electric supply,
Signalling systems,
Language issues ....
Obstacles to Interoperability
Legal obstacles
> The existence of monopolies in certain countries prevents from
liberalization
Well-known example of SNCF in railways
operation in France in the past.
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21st Century: the need for more interoperability
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Missing links between GMS countries
Beijing
Myanmar - India
Myanmar - China
Kunming
Lao Cai
Mandalay
Lao PDR – China Hanoi
Singapore/Malaysia/
Thailand - Myanmar Thailand
Tavoy
Bangkok
Thailand - Cambodia
Phnom Cambodia - Viet Nam
Penh
750 km
Ho Chi Minh City
Hat Yai
Cambodia
Laos - - - - - -
Over the years very few expansion of network and
increase in assets except China to become 1st HS network
in the world
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2632 4138 m 3807 m
km pas.km t.km
750 90 m 14 m
km pas.km t.km
Cambodia >Rehabilitation of Phnom Penh and Sihanouk line and 8 locos ,38 passenger coaches and
Phnom Penh- Sisophen line 260 wagons by 2013
>Construction of 48km Sisophon- Poipet missing link
Myanmar >New lines of 1845 km are under construction Between 2004-2009 only 6% increase
>Upgrading of signalling and communication with OFC in passenger coaches and 12 % in
between Mandlay-Yangoon loco fleet but reduction in freight
wagons
Thailand Large scale doubling of lines planned including Plans to procure 20 locos, 308
upgradation container flats,6 passenger sets
and 74 Diesel rail cars
Vietnam Upgradation of Existing lines Between 2004-2009 passenger
High Speed line between North and south coaches increased by 30% and
freight wagons by 12% .
However locomotive fleet got
reduced.
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Containers Projections for ASEAN: 2025
CIS
Europe
300k
3.7 m
2.2 m 60 k
NE Asia
12.5 m
4.5 m
W. Asia
420 k
S. Asia
130 k 2.2 m Intra ASEAN
3.8 m
510 k
1.6 m
2007
2025
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Forward Steps
Strengthening Network
> Encourage Interoperability by construction of missing links to have
regional rail network in place
> Harmonise important technical standards like Axle loads which enable free
movement of containers
> Strengthen port to hinterland connectivity first
> Develop Inland Container Depots or Dry Ports for capturing freight traffic
Asset Management
> Have asset replacement strategy in place
> Plan rolling stock procurements with network expansion as part of
integrated planning process
Forward Steps
Restructure Organisation
> Give Railways freedom to plan and execute (Corporatisation ?)
> Focus on business lines rather than functional departments
> Infrastructure and Operation segregation is a difficult exercise , it needs to
be done when institutional mechanisms and access charges regime is in
place
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Forward Steps
Financing
> Encourage PPP for generating finances for rail development
> Involve ports , local industry , shipping lines in developing freight
terminals and freight lines
> Passenger tariff on commercial lines
> Lobby with governments for social service obligations to be paid to the
operator for subsidising transport
> ADB/World Bank should also finance international rail corridor
development and ICD development
Manpower Development
> Set up joint training and research facilities at the regional level
Thanks
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