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Rail Research in the EU

A comparison of European

public research programmeswith the ERRAC SRRA 2020

March 2008


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European Rail Research Advisory Council

A comparison of European publicresearch programmes with the ERRACSRRA 2020

2008

Content

EUROPEAN RAIL RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL 2

1. INTRODUCTION 5

2. INFORMATION SOURCES FOR EUROPEAN AND NATIONAL RAILRESEARCH 6

3 FACT SHEET AUSTRIA 7

4. FACT SHEET LIECHTENSTEIN 11

5. FACT SHEET BELGIUM 12

3 FACT SHEET BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 16

6. FACT SHEET CYPRUS 19

7. FACT SHEET CZECH REPUBLIC 20

8. FACT SHEET DENMARK 24

9. FACT SHEET ESTONIA 27

10 FACT SHEET FINLAND 30

11 FACT SHEET FRANCE 34


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12 FACT SHEET GERMANY 39

13 FACT SHEET GREECE 43

14. FACT SHEET HUNGARY 46

15 FACT SHEET IRELAND 49

16 FACT SHEET ITALY 52

17 FACT SHEET LATVIA 55

18 FACT SHEET LITHUANIA 59

19 FACT SHEET LUXEMBURG 63

20 FACT SHEET NETHERLANDS 66

21. FACT SHEET MALTA 70

22 FACT SHEET POLAND 71

23 FACT SHEET PORTUGAL 76

21. FACT SHEET SAN MARINO 82

24 FACT SHEET SLOVAKIA 83

25 FACT SHEET SLOVENIA 87

26 FACT SHEET SPAIN 90

27 FACT SHEET SWEDEN 94

28 FACT SHEET UNITED KINGDOM 98

29 FACT SHEET ROMANIA 103

30 FACT SHEET BULGARIA 107

31 FACT SHEET SERBIA 111

31 FACT SHEET SWITZERLAND 115

32 FACT SHEET CROATIA 119


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1. Introduction

Welcome to the second edition of the ERRAC (European Rail Research and AdvisoryCouncil) survey of rail research within the European Union. The first edition was greeted withconsiderable interest and we received many welcome comments. We have incorporatedthese wherever possible. In particular the survey now comes in a single edition and has

broadened its scope outside that of the European Union to cover other European states aswell.

In reading through the survey it is again clear that rail research in Europe is a dynamicundertaking with some considerable programmes being funded in the Member States. Therehas also been the start of cooperation between the Member States; building on the conceptof the DeuFraKo programme of cooperation between France and Germany there is nowcooperation between Austria and Sweden and Sweden and UK. The EUs ERA-NETTransport initiative is designed to take this further and one can expect a greater number ofcooperative actions in the future.

As will be seen from the conclusion cooperation is needed if the ERRAC Strategic Rail

Research Agenda (SRRA) is to be realised. In reviewing the research programmes acrossEurope and taking into account the EUs Framework Programme then the full extent of theSRRA is covered. But each individual actor in the research field is often unaware of theactivities of the others. It would be beneficial to all if the full extent of the research underwayin Europe at a public level could be shared. This would allow the results to be leveraged toyield more than the sum of the total. It would also allow parties to share costs in the pursuit ofcommon objectives. This is all starting to happen but it is felt that far more could be done.

We are indebted to all of the many people who have contributed to this survey and made itwhat it is, but as ever with a survey of this nature it is out of date before it has been publishedas the dynamic world of research moves forward. Please keep us informed of any newdevelopments that you become aware of as we attempt to inform you.

Thank you for your interest in the work of ERRAC and rail research.


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2. Information Sources for European and National Rail Research

Within the European Research Area, research is depended on a coherent framework ofincentives. To set-up regional innovation clusters, support pre-competitive research or basicresearch, different support instruments are needed. While a canon might not be the weaponof choice to hunt birds and an airgun is of limited use at a safari, research questions have to

be focused on the right instruments. European and national funding providing a coherentframework. Before introducing the activities in the individual EU Member States, this chaptershall introduce some of the key information sources for railway-related research in theEuropean Research Area:

CORDIS (Community Research & Development Information Service)

CORDIS is an important source on European research programmes and relevant matters. Itis financed by the European Commission and should facilitate participation in Europeanresearch and innovation activities. In addition to links to official documents and calls forproposals of the European RTD Framework Programme, several newsletters explain how EUresearch policy works and inform on latest developments. It can also be used to find

partners, and transfer your innovative ideas. Another useful feature is the overview on olderresearch projects.

http://cordis.europa.eu/en/home.html

Transport Research Knowledge CentreEXTR@WEB - EXploitation of Transport Research Results via the WEB.

EXTR@Web attempts to collect, structure, analyse and disseminate transport researchresults in Europe, as well as selected global transport research programmes and projects. Adatabase offers detailed search options for European programmes and projects (EC andnational). In 2004 a report "TRANSPORT RESEARCH IN THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH

AREA - A guide to European, international and national programmes and other researchactivities, revised version" have been published. This is a FP5 Project of DG TREN whichestablished a database of national RTD programmes and projects of 30 European countries.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/extra/web/index.cfm

ERA-NET TRANSPORT

ERA-NET Transport is a FP6 coordination action which promotes the cooperation betweennational transport research activities by creating tools and means for trans-national researchcooperation. It aims to supply transport and research policy-makers with information about

the future challenges and European research priorities. The objectives are to: Develop model procedures and rule sets for trans-national research cooperation and co-ordination in order to establish a basis for sustainable European research framework.

Map the national programmes or transport R&D activities analysing the objectives, mainplayers and approaches.

Develop a shared vision for European transport research and identify the research topicsthat are most fit for cooperation and integration.

Test and implement the cooperation and co-ordination activities, the model rules andprocedures on selected topics.

Draw conclusions on the basis of monitoring and evaluating practical experiences in orderto influence future national, regional and/or European transport research and policyplanning.

Increase the knowledge of trans-national research, its methods, best-practices andpossibilities.

http://www.transport-era.net


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3 Fact Sheet Austria

3.1 Characterisation of the Railway Sector

The Austrian railway network, with a length of 5.690 km, has a central position in the TransEuropean Network. The statistics show that mainly the freight transport has experienced aquite important growth over the last 10-20 years and a continuation of this growth isforeseen. The railways in Austria are for a major part operated and managed by theAustrian Federal Railways, BB. Some regional lines are operated and managed by othercompanies. In 2005 the BB Company was replaced by a Group structure with BB-Holding AG at the very top of the Group and individual stock corporations (AG) and limitedliability corporations (GmbH) which are responsible for their own business results. Two of thebiggest ongoing infrastructure projects are the upgrading of the Westbahn (from Vienna tothe German border) to be completed in 2011 and the upgrading of the Brenner line from theGerman to the Italian border, in the long term including the new Brenner Base Tunnel.

General Information Railway CompaniesPopulation 8,1 Infrastructure Managers BB (GKE)Surface 84 Pass. Railway Undertakings BB (GKE)Population Density 97 Freight Railway Undertakings BB (GKE)Infrastructure 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Length of the Network 5.901 5.864 5.857 5.766 5.624 5.672 5.643 5.683 5.683 kmOf which 2 or more tracks 1.834 km% 2 or more tracks 32 %Of which electrified 2.374 2.690 2.971 3.114 3.246 3.418 3.456 3.493 3.493 km% electrified 40 46 51 54 58 60 61 61 61 %

Rolling stock 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Locomotives 1.212 1.179 1.199 1.220 1.221 1.179 1.170 1.153 1.163Multiple Units 211 218 229 281 322 363 335 347 333Total number of coaches 4.125 3.843 4.025 3.007 3.689 3.740 3.584 3.442 3.291Total number of wagons 39.109 39.937 38.689 37.667 34.330 28.923 23.912 18.415 18.430Staff 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Number of employees 73.932 74.699 72.522 70.961 66.929 61.274 51.791 50.692 48.509Performance 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Train-km Passengers 53 56 60 64 75 88 92 90 86 Mio.Passengers Carried 157 169 170 158 168 194 182 183 183 185 Mio.Passenger-km 6.800 7.336 7.380 7.290 8.575 9.628 7.997 8.206 8.240 8.301 Mio.Pass. Traffic Revenue (to be checked) 151 183 419 538


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3.2 Institutional framework

The institutional framework is given below in a schematic way. The governmentalorganisations are on the right and the research/operating organisations are on the left.

Provinces/RegionsDue to an amendment following responsibilities

are applied: Feeder lines - Bezirkshauptmannschaften Loop lines without concession, official

instructions, sale and discontinuation - Amtder Landesregierung

Main lines after acceptilation (order) Bundesministerium fr Verkehr, Innovationund Technologie, able to authorise theLandeshauptmann for approbations

Urban transport operatorsVienna: www.wienerlinien.at

Innsbruck: www.ivb.atLinz: www.linzag.at

Salzburg: www.salzburg-ag.atGraz: www.gvb.at

Rail operatorswww.oebb.at , www.wlb.at , www.gke.at ,

www.raaberbahn.at , www.stlb.at

Infrastructure ManagerBB-Infrastruktur Betrieb AG - OSS Austria,responsible for track / slot order acceptance,examination of admission (incl. safety

certification) and track/slot assignment.www.oebb.at

Railway AuthoritiesBMVIT Sektion II (supreme authority for railwaysand other public traffic systems), responsible for:admissions for railways operators, Registrationand put into use certification of all new railwayssystems/subsystems, Construction affairs in thecontext of railways infrastructure (admissionsetc.), Authority for railways traffic policy, Financeand controlling administration in the entirerailways sector.

Schienen-Control GmbH, is responsible for theSurveillance of non discriminatory slot assignmentand use, it is also the Management body ofSchienen-Control Kommission, who isresponsible for all arbitration activities regardingthird party access

SCHIG mbH is responsible for financinginvestments in railway infrastructure and has acontrolling function in the field of rail transport onbehalf of the Federal Government (e.g. notifiedbody interoperability).

MinistriesBundesministerium fr Verkehr, Innovation undTechnologie

www.bmvit.gv.at

EU Liaison officeEIP - Division for European and InternationalProgrammes

www.ffg.at

Research Institutes

Technical University Graz, Institute forRailway Engineering and Transport Economy(www.ebw.tugraz.at)

Technical University Vienna, Institute forRailway Engineering, Traffic Economics andRopeways (www.eiba.tuwien.ac.at)

University Innsbruck, Institute ofInfrastructure / Railway System Engineeringand Public Traffic(www.uibk.ac.at/eisenbahnwesen)

FH JOANNEUM Graz (www.fh-joanneum.at) Arsenal Research (www.arsenal.ac.at) Rail Tec Arsenal, the new climatic wind

Contractors/Engineering FirmsNo information

Freight Customers Passenger Revenue


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3.3 Research Strategies and Resources

Overview

Austria is the only European country to have a specific programme dedicated to railresearch. Austria clearly advocates a modal shift away from road towards rail. AustriasInnovatives System Bahn (ISB) is designed to enhance scientific skills as well as the

competitiveness of the rail sector. The major topics of ISB are:

to increase the customer acceptance: reliability, safety, comfort to tackle environmental issues: noise, emissions optimisation of the interaction carriage-railway, maintainability, availability of carriages optimisation of driving dynamics : energy, control

In order to work on interdisciplinary, multi-technology and systematic solutions, R&Dactivities in thefollowing fields of technology are promoted:

Telematics, train control, traffic flow management Innovative rail transport systems, intermodal cargo turnover technologies, special cargo

carriages Optimised concepts for carriages and drivers Mechatronic systems and components Energy-efficient power units (e.g. climatisation) Technologies for construction and maintenance of railway lines

In 2007 there will be two new programmes with relation to rail: I2V Intermodality andInteroperability of Transport Systems and A3plus Alternative Propulsion Systems andFuels. In both programmes rail research projects can be funded.

Other research themes

In 2007 Austria developed the Telematics Master Plan, which is based on a strategy thatdefines the main strands of the application of telematics to Austrias transport system. Thismaster plan shows how the capacity of the existing transport infrastructure can be exploitedmore efficiently by employing macroeconomic, microeconomic and ecologically-compatiblemeasures. The measures cover all modes of transport: road, rail, air and inland waterway.It is the declared goal of the Telematics Master Plan to improve Austrias transport system bydefining a set of measures for the prioritised application of telematics.

The Generalverkehrsplan sterreich is a strategic long-term investment programme forinfrastructure, of which 8.5 billion will be invested in the railways, focusing, new lines,upgrading, nodes and stations until 2010 and 12.1 billion will be invested afterwards.

The Mainstream strategies of the BB are:

Expansion from the pure rail carrier business (freight) towards becoming a player for widerange logistic services in the new economic regions.

Cooperation strategies on project level. Focus on the goods transportation sector and the commuter business in the passenger

sector. Focus on IC passenger traffic and rolling stock investments No dedicated high speed lines within the next 15 years, but major enhancements of main

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Phyrn- and Tauern- line as well as Inntal/Brenner with partly track renewals andsignificant operation management improvements.

Identification of technological challenges in the transport/rail sector (noise, tunnels,safety, reliability).

Rail research in Austria was also included in three other sub-programmes which were rathermulti-modal and transversal programmes: telematics for public transport, logistic Austriaplus, and research for sustainable and user friendly mobility.

Relation with the SRRA

The national rail research programme is composed in such a way that it supports joint co-operative initiatives between academics and the industrial sector. Interestingly, ISBprogramme part 2 (2004-2006) was designed with the inputs of ERRAC and the first twocalls of the FP6 programme.

Annual resources

Austrias intent is to increase its R&D spending to reach 3% of GDP by 2010 in order to

comply with EU Barcelona objectives. Currently (2006) research and development spendingis 2.43 % of GDP. The 2002 ISB call had a budget of 3.4 million; the call for 2004 had a4.8 million budget. The first call resulted in 52 submissions from which 15 projects wereselected and the second call resulted in 57 submissions from which 25 were selected.Projects are supported for two years according to a cost share principle. For 2005 and 2006there was a 3 million budget. The average funding budget for the programmes I2V andA3plus will be about 5 million per year and per programme until 2012.

Annexes Telematics Master Planwww.bmvit.gv.at/verkehr/gesamtverkehr/download/Telematikrahmenplan_Endbericht.pdf

Generalverkehrsplan sterreichwww.bmvit.gv.at/verkehr/gesamtverkehr/generalverkehrsplanung/index.html

Networkwww.oebb.at

Innovatives System Bahnwww.bmvit.gv.at/innovation/verkehrstechnologie/isb/index.html

I2V Intermodality and Interoperability of Transport Systemswww.I2V.at

A3plus Alternative Propulsion Systems and Fuelswww.A3plus.at

TAKE Vwww.bmvit.gv.at/innovation/verkehrstechnologie/takeoev/index.html

I2 Intelligente Infrastrukturwww.bmvit.gv.at/innovation/verkehrstechnologie/i2intell_infra/index.html

Logistik Austria Pluswww.bmvit.gv.at/innovation/verkehrstechnologie/logaustria/index.html


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4. Fact Sheet Liechtenstein

4.1 Characterisation of the Railway sector

The one and only railway line in Liechtenstein has got a total length of approx. 18.5 km andis running from the Austrian to the Swiss border. This line on the principality of

Liechtensteins territory between Feldkirch in Austria and Buchs in Switzerland and the fourstations Schaanwald, Nendeln, Forst Hilti und Schaan-Vaduz are operated and maintainedexclusively by BB (sterreichische Bundesbahnen). Currently no extensions or changes ofthe line are planned.

Liechtenstein

General Information Railway CompaniesPopulation 0,034 Mio. Infrastructure Managers BBSurface 0,16 x 1000 km Pass. Railway

undertakingsBB

Population density 213 Inhabit./km Freight Railwayundertakings

BB

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005TOTAL NETWORK 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5ELECTRIFIED NETWORK 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5 18,5% electrified 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100LOCSMULTIPLE UNITSCOACHESWAGONSSTAFFPASSENGER TRAINKILOMETRES

FREIGHT TRAIN KILOMETRESPASSENGERSPKMTONNES

TKM


See Fact Sheet Austria


See Fact Sheet Austria


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5. Fact Sheet Belgium

5.1 Characterisation of the railway sector

The Belgian railway network plays a central role in northwest Europe, for passengersespecially since it has been connected to the French high-speed network in 1994. Sincethen, Brussels has become the hub of the Thalys network and terminus for TGV, ICE andEurostar services. There is also a lot of freight traffic on the network, mainly going to andfrom the Antwerp and Rotterdam harbours.

The Belgian railways (NMBS/SNCB) manage and operate the network. Projects include theconstruction of a high speed line between Antwerp and the Dutch border (including a tunnelunder the Antwerp central station) and the construction/upgrading of the high speed linebetween Brussels and the German border (including the renovation of Lige GuilleminsStations).

BelgiumGeneral Information Railway CompaniesPopulation 10,3 Mio. Infrastructure Managers SNCB/NMBSSurface 31 x1000 km2 Pass. Railway Undertakings SNCB/NMBSPopulation Density 337 Inhabit./km2 Freight Railway Undertakings SNCB/NMBSInfrastructure 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Length of the Network 4.605 4.317 3.971 3.667 3.479 3.368 3.472 kmOf which electrified 1.217 1.276 1.414 1.978 2.294 2.371 2.701 km% electrified 26 30 36 54 66 70 78 %Rolling stock 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Locomotives 1.080 1.135 1.147 1.095 1.038 969 945Multiple Units 456 536 593 689 689 610 672Total number of coaches 2.687 3.437 3.609 3.610 3.286 3.110 3.397Total number of wagons 44.651 47.720 42.968 38.626 30.332 20.318 18.632Staff 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Number of employees 56.685 60.414 65.652 57.964 45.205 41.891 40.606Performance 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Train-km Passengers 58 65 72 72 71 70 77 Mio.Passengers Carried 201 190 164 150 142 144 147 153 160 165 Mio.Passenger-km 8.260 8.258 6.963 6.572 6.539 6.757 7.354 7.755 8.038 8.260 Mio.Pass. Traffic Revenue (to be checked) 170 161 225 318 295 379 487 Mio. Train-km Freight 23 21 23 22 21 17 18 Mio.Tonnes Carried 72 60 71 73 67 60 59 61 57 69 Mio.Tonne-km 7.876 6.804 8.037 8.277 8.370 7.304 7.392 7.674 7.080 8.363 Mio.Freight Traffic Revenue (to be checked) 218 236 382 450 403 365 408 Mio.

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Provinces/Regions

Flemish Government of whichAWI(76Hwww.vlaanderen.be,77Hawi.vlaanderen.be)

Walloon Ministry of PublicWorks and Transport Ministryof the Walloon Region(78Hmet.wallonie.be,79Hrecherche-technologie.wallonie.be)

Urban transport operators

Flanders: De Lijn (73Hwww.delijn.be) Wallonia: TEC (74Hwww.infotec.be) Brussels : STIB/MIVB

Rail operators

Besides the incumbent operator SNCB/NMBS(81Hwww.b-rail.be) , access is opened to otherfreight operators such as DLC(82Hwww.dlcargo.com), Rail4chem(83Hwww.rail4chem.com), and SNCF FRET

Infrastructure ManagerSince 2005 the railway infrastructure is managedby Infrabel. Infrabel is in charge of maintenance,

renewal and modernisation of the rail network. Italso performs the operations on the network andallocates train paths (86Hwww.infrabel.be)

Railway Authorities

Federal Committee for Safetyof rail transport

Federal Service Regulation ofRail transport(85Hwww.mobilit.fgov.be)

Ministries

Federal Public Service forMobility and Transport(www.mobilit.fgov.be)

Federal Public Service forScience Policy(www.mobilit.fgov.be)

EU Liaison office

Permanent representation ofBelgium to the EU

Research InstitutesResearch is focussed on transport and mobility(political and socio-economical aspects) CIEM is an interuniversity network for the

francophone community (87Hwww.ciem.be) Bivec Gibet is the Benelux Interuniversity

Association of Transport Economists andrepresents as such a Benelux forum(88Hwww.bivec-gibet.org)

Contractors/Engineering Firms

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Overview

A strategic plan for 2006 has been made up for Infrabel. All three companies of the SNCBGroup have equally an Enterprise plan as required by the Management contract with theState.

Major transport/ rail sector needs are reflected in the investment plan 2005-2007.For Infrabel this amounts to a total of 3.3 Bio. of investments.

Resources for rail research activities

No dedicated resources have been identified for rail research. Impulse programmes arelimited to innovation in the transport sector. The rail share is limited in these programmes.

Contacts are:

CIEM: an interuniversity network for the francophone community www.ciem.be

Bivec Gibet: the Benelux Interuniversity Association of Transport Economists andrepresents as such a Benelux forum www.bivec-gibet.org

Research activities, results

No dedicated resources have been identified for rail research. Impulse programmes arelimited to innovation in the transport sector. The rail share is limited in these programmes.A participation in INNOTRACK (6th framework) is foreseen

Some universities have a course in railway technology.

Specific info can be obtained from:

CIEM: an interuniversity network for the francophone community www.ciem.beBivec Gibet: the Benelux Interuniversity Association of Transport Economists andrepresents as such a Benelux forum www.bivec-gibet.org

Compliance with SRRA

For the moment there is no participation in the SRRA.

http://www.research.be

Investments

In the investment plan 2005-2007:For Infrabel this amounts to a total of 3.3 Bio. of investments

Major aims for investments (in mio):

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Maintenance conventional: 545.9Signal box concentration: 187.4ETCS: 18.1GSM-R : 86.1Reception stations: 209.6Capacity extension conventional: 232.0RER Urban network Brussels: 487.0PPP: 309.2

In rolling stock incl. workshops, ICT, SNCB will invest 947 mio over a time span of 2005-2007.


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3 Fact Sheet Bosnia and Herzegovina


Bosnia and Herzegovinas railway network is operated and maintained by two independentcompanies: eljeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine and eljeznice Republike Srpske.During the civil war in the 90th the network was seriously destroyed and has been renewedsince 2005. This included the re-opening of the international line between the capitalSarajevo and the Croatian capital Zagreb. Three main lines mostly east-west bound runtrough the country and connect the major cities. Due to the split of the former Yugoslavia therailway network of Bosnia and Herzegovina is now an important link between the Croatianharbours of Split and Ploe.

In 2005 the government decided to set up a broad program to renew the railwayinfrastructure in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

General Information Railway CompaniesPopulation 4,498 Mio. Infrastructure Managers FBH, ZRSSurface 5,1 x 1000 km Pass. Railway

undertakingsFBH, ZRS

Population density 0,9 Inhabit./km Freight Railwayundertakings

FBH, ZRS

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005TOTAL NETWORK 944 944 1032 943 1032 1032 1033 1000 1000ELECTRIFIED NETWORK 682 751 751 690 779 779 779 746 746% electrified 72,2 79,6 72,8 73,2 75,5 75,5 75,4 74,6 74,6LOCS 169 169MULTIPLE UNITS 14 14COACHES 20 300 302 246 248WAGONS 2664 2917 3468 4177

STAFF 23886 3123 7113 6585 7009 7143 6815PASSENGER TRAINKILOMETRES 1850 2019 2143 2345FREIGHT TRAIN KILOMETRES 647 903 904 1026PASSENGERS 18964 13171 2836 1330 1287 1088 1096 1042 1169PKM 1742 1715 1409 1644 1382 63 47 53 53 55 53 57TONNES 31828 28253 1010 4215 4688 5227 5934 7912 12024TKM 3413 4008 4389 5037 4009 16 214 264 293 312 612 1176


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The institutional framework is given below in a schematic way. The governmentalorganisations are on the right and the research/operating organisations are on the left. It isdesigned in such a way as to show the flow of money between the different organisations (ifinformation is available) with arrows and figures.

Provinces/RegionsUnsko-sanski kanton, Posavski kanton/Posavskaupanija, Tuzlanski kanton, Zeniko-dobojskikanton, Bosansko-podrinjski kanton,Srednjobosanski kanton/Srednjobosanskaupanija, Hercegovako-neretvanskikanton/Hercegovako-neretvanska upanija,Zapadno-hercegovaki kanton / Zapadno-hercegovaka upanija, Sarajevskikanton,Hercegbosanska upanija/Livanjskikanton/Zapadnobosanski kanton


Rail operators

361HZFBH ZRS

Infrastructure Manager F B H

eljeznice Federacije Bosne i HercegovineZ R S

eljeznice Republike Srpskewww.zrs-rs.com

Railway Authorities

No information

Ministries

Bosnia i HercegovinaVlada Federacije Bosne i HercegovineFederalno ministarstvo

Prometa i komunickacija

http://www.fmpik.gov.ba/

EU Liaison office

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6. Fact Sheet Cyprus


Today there are no railway operations in Cyprus. The narrow gauge railway line of theCyprus Government Railway closed at the end of December 1951. It ran from the port at

Famagusta, through Nicosia almost to the port of Morphou (Gzelyurt). It carried freight,water, passengers, wedding parties and, on festivals, it even carried the revellers.

The railway line was 60 kilometres long, and there were stations at two mile intervals, thenames being written in three languages: English, Greek, and Turkish. Speed was from 30 to50 km/h and the journey to Nicosia took about two hours, another two hours for the extra 38kilometers to Morphou (Gzelyurt).

General Information Railway CompaniesPopulation 0,735 (Greek

part only)Mio. Infrastructure Managers Railway lines out of service

Surface 9,2 (withoutNothern

Cyprus: 5,8)

x 1000 km Pass. Railwayundertakings

Railway lines out of service

Populationdensity

117 Inhabit./km Freight Railwayundertakings

Railway lines out of service

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Infrastructure

Length of the network km 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

of which electrified km 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% electrified % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rolling Stock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Locomotives 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Multiple units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total number of coaches 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total number of wagons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Staff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Number of employees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Performance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Train-km passengers mil. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Passengers carried mil. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Passengers-km mil. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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7. Fact Sheet Czech Republic


The railway network of the Czech Republic is the densest in the EU. The major part of thenetwork is managed by SZDC (Sprva eleznin dopravn cesty, state organization Railway Infrastructure Administration) and operated by CD (esk drhy, joint stockcompany the main Czech railway operator) for SZDC according the agreement by the ActNo. 77/2002 Coll. as amended. Since 1995 an open access to railway infrastructure is there.The prime objective of development of railway infrastructure is the modernisation of themainline tracks and complying with the technical specifications for interoperability. In regionalpassenger railway transport, conditions will be created for development of light railwaytransport systems. Renovation of rolling stock in railway passenger transport will besupported through state guaranteed credits, the active support of the Prague metroconstruction will continue.The proposal of Operational Programme Transport for period 2007-2013 (its gesture is the

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Czech RepublicGeneral Information Railway CompaniesPopulation 10,2 Mio. Infrastructure Managers SZDC, JHMDSurface 79 x1000 km2 Pass. Railway Undertakings CD, JHMD, Viamont, OKD, Connex, Puc, RailtransPopulation Density 130 Inhabit./km2 Freight Railway Undertakings See Passenger + 6 others

Infrastructure 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Length of the Network 13.308 13.214 13.131 13.130 13.111 9.430 9.444 9.444 9.523 9.600 9.602 kmOf which electrified 2.510 2.707 2.989 3.507 3.910 2.640 2.843 2.843 2.893 2.926 2.943 km% electrified 19 20 23 27 30 28 30 30 30 30 31 %

Rolling stock 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Locomotives 3.976 4.661 2.968 2.851 2.829 2.639 2.476 2.478Multiple Units 1.022 1.349 960 983 973 970 968 977Total number of coaches 10.145 8.597 5.996 5.607 5.284 5.259 5.149 5.121

Total number of wagons 144.706 144.731 74.728 67.110 60.681 52.427 49.150 48.158

Staff 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Number of employees 195.036 187.113 206.668 211.892 236.218 103.249 89.220

Performance 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Train-km Passengers 131 134 132 135 140 108 95 Mio.Passengers Carried 549 486 416 419 408 227 177 185 191 177 174 Mio.Passenger-km 18.883 18.473 18.043 19.839 19.395 8.005 6.954 7.300 7.299 6.597 6.518 Mio.Pass. Traffic Revenue 61 63 58 66 80 89 150 157 164 171 169 Mio. Train-km Freight 108 120 122 118 112 51 41 Mio.Tonnes Carried 238 272 286 294 254 82 89 87 89 Mio.Tonne-km 55.910 62.704 66.210 66.203 59.490 22.634 16.456 17.220 16.557 17.042 Mio.Freight Traffic Revenue 404 461 526 709 725 591 629 681 648 590 608 Mio.

Sources: Czech Ministry of Transport, UIC database

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Provinces/RegionsThe Czech Republic is divided into 14 regions as higherterritorial self-governing units. In the realm of railwaytransport the regions contribute to providing transportservices for their own area, on top of the level of basictransport services provided by the state.

www.praha-mesto.cz, www.kraj-jihocesky.cz,

www.kr-jihomoravsky.cz, www.kr-karlovarsky.cz,

www.kr-vysocina.cz, www.kr-kralovehradecky.cz,

www.kraj-lbc.cz, www.kr-moravskoslezsky.cz,

www.kr-olomoucky.cz, www.pardubickykraj.cz,

www.kr-plzensky.cz, www.kr-stredocesky.cz, www.kr-

ustecky.cz, www.kr-zlinsky.cz

Urban transport operatorsUrban transport is in the Czech Republic secured by busses,tramways, trolley buses and cableways. The conditions forthe construction of tracks, installations and transport on thetracks are regulated by the Act on railway systems.

e.g.: www.dp-praha.cz

Rail operatorsPassenger and Freight Operators

www.cd.cz, www.viamont.cz,

www.okd-doprava.cz, www.jhmd.cz,

www.connex.info/czechia/about_connex_cz/Connex_Cesk

a_Zeleznicni

www.railtrans.info

Freight Operators onlywww.unipetroldoprava.cz, www.suas.cz, www.mus.cz,

www.slezskomoravskadraha.cz, www.vitkovice.cz

Infrastructure ManagerSZDC - Railway Infrastructure Administration has takenover management of the railway infrastructure owned bythe state. It fulfils the role of a rail owner, providingoperation, operability, modernization and development ofthe railway infrastructure. It allocates path capacity on anational and regional rail owned by the Czech Republic.

The private owners of railway infrastructure executethemselves function of infrastructure manager (Obligationof Track Owner according to section 20 of the Act onrailway systems).

www.szdc.cz

www.zeleznicedesna.cz

www.jhmd.cz

Railway AuthoritiesThe Ministry of Transport decides on the closure ofrailway lines and on the categorisation of the network, inagreement with the Ministry of Defense.

The Rail Authority is a special authority for theconstruction of rail infrastructure and relatedinfrastructure elements and it decides on the issue ofofficial permits for the operation of rail systems and onlicensing to railway undertakings.

The Rail Safety Inspection Office is an independent statebody which investigates rail accidents and incidents andperforms state supervision of the whole Czech railsystem.

www.mdcr.czwww.du-praha.cz, www.dicr.cz

MinistriesMinistry of Transport; The basic activities of the Ministryconcerning the railway sector are to secure functions ofthe state administration, state supervision andinternational relations in matters concerning Railroadsand Railway Transport.

State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI)www.mdcr.cz, www.sfdi.cz

EU Liaison officeMinistry of Transport of the Czech Republic Department for EU Affairs

[email protected]

Research InstitutesVUZ, a.s. (Railway Research Institute, joint stock company)is a subsidiary company of CD. It performs research,development and testing in the field of railway technology, aswell as small series manufacture of special devices andequipment, resulting from its own research and development.Test Centre of VUZ at Velim (TCV) ranks among significantand reputable test centres for railway's technology andequipment in Europe. Technical facilities of TCV with testtracks (Railway Research Circuits) and Dynamic testinglaboratory constitutes unique complex for realization the bigassortment of driving tests (it is tests for development a new

technologies, prove and research) of railway vehicles, otherrailway equipment and means of transportation as so as otherexperiments and laboratory tests. VUZ is the AccreditedBody No: AO 258/ Notified Body No.: 1714 for railwayinteroperability.

VKV a.s. is a joint stock company based in Prague. Itoperates a test centre which is based in Prague, and a branchtest centre which is situated in the grounds of the RailwayTest Circuit at Velim near Prague (see also VUZ).The mainareas of the companys activities are focused on thedevelopment and testing of railway vehicles and vehicleparts.

The Transport Research Centre falls under the responsibility

of the Ministry of Transport. Its main task is to provideresearch and development work for all branches of transport.

www.cdvuz.cz

www.vukv.cz

www.cdv.cz

Contractors/Engineering FirmsACRI, an organization associating 43 companies active in therail supply industry in the Czech Republic. ACRI is amember of UNIFE.

KPM CONSULT, an organization associating 10 maininfrastructure companies within the Czech Republic

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Key visionThe key vision of the departmental research program consists of the following threeelements:1. The integration of the national transport system into the European transport system, basedon the principles of developing sustainable mobility for persons and goods,

2. The support of obtaining extended knowledge of the whole transport chain,3. The effective integration of transport and transport systems into the society.

Other research themes Development of the infrastructure

- Standardisation of infrastructure of regional railway systems- New, cheap construction components of railroads- Development of superior railway infrastructure with respect to creation of integrated tact

time table- Rationalization of railway infrastructure

Technical, technological and informational interoperability of the transport chain onnational and European level

Analysis of transport relations within the territory of the state Seamless transport

- standards of integrate transport systems- controlling of public transport- check in systems in public transport- handicapped citizens in public transport

Development of intermodal and multimodal transport is the basic aim of European andnational transport, because it creates prerequisite for development of sustainabletransport. It is necessary to ensure a basic methodology, legislative support as well astechnical and technological frameworks for the development.

Unconventional sources of investments in the whole transport chain, the transport processand its partial segments can be developed by use of investments from various (also

private) sources. Telematics and informational tools for support of transport policy execution; The main aim

of sharing of information from telematic applications is to allow to monitor, control and planthe whole transport process according to the principles of sustainable development.

Safety and security- level crossings- new construction components of infrastructure- new construction components of railway vehicles- e-security of railway vehicles in public transport- movement of handicapped citizens on infrastructure

Relation with the SRRAThe Czech Republic has no official relation with the SRRA.

Annual resourcesFinancing of departmental research and development proceeds from medium-term view ofresearch and development support and is annually specified during preparation of statebudget. These financial resources are approved for the Ministry of Transport for supportingresearch and development in the whole transport sector for the next years:2005 142 077 000 CZK (~4,6 M)2006 136 193 000 CZK (~4,4 M)2007 135 000 000 CZK (~4,4 M)Moreover, funding for rail research is available from other sources within the railway sector.


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8. Fact Sheet Denmark


Denmark consists of a number of bigger and smaller islands as well as a part of mainlandEurope, bordering to Germany. In recent years, two important fixed rail/road links have beensuccessfully put into operation (Storebaelt and resund). As a result of this, trains can nowrun through from Germany to Sweden.

The major part of the Danish network is managed by Banedanmark and 80 percent of theservices are operated by DSB. Current projects mainly include upgrading and construction ofsome regional lines, for example in the Copenhagen region.

DenmarkGeneral Information Railway CompaniesPopulation 5,4 Mio. Infrastructure Managers BanestyrelsenSurface 43 x1000 km2 Pass. Railway Undertakings DSB, DSB s-tog, Arriva, MetroPopulation Density 125 Inhabit./km2 Freight Railway Undertakings Railion DK

Infrastructure 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Length of the Network 2.352 1.999 2.015 2.471 2.344 2.349 2.760 2.756 2.768 2.768 2.779 2.785 kmOf which electrified 84 99 135 153 230 434 617 612 624 624 635 641 km% electrified 4 5 7 6 10 18 22 22 23 23 23 23 %

Rolling stock 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Locomotives 317 301 300 419 341 333 243 239 215 187 182 184Multiple Units 358 371 393 424 350 394 399 414 485 534 568Total number of coaches 1.526 1.614 1.613 1.651 1.594 1.701 1.555 1.572 1.603 1.742 1.946 2.040Total number of wagons 10.995 9.990 6.883 5.870 4.632 4.244 3.119 2.488 2.115 1.746 1.378 573

Staff 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Number of employees 24.014 21.543 22.110 21.635 20.353 15.745 11.489 11.327 10.744 10.270 10.084

Performance 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Train-km Passengers 33 36 39 41 45 58 62 62 64 65 69 Mio.

Passengers Carried 114 106 130 144 146 157 161 166 167 165 186 Mio.Passenger-km 3.898 3.750 3.803 4.546 4.855 4.888 5.310 5.537 5.721 5.754 5.893 Mio.Pass. Traffic Revenue (to be checked) 55 76 158 260 305 359 Mio. Train-km Freight 8 8 9 9 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 Mio.Tonnes Carried 8 8 6 7 8 10 8 8 8 8 8 Mio.Tonne-km 1.701 1.967 1.619 1.749 1.730 1.985 1.974 2.057 1.987 1.941 2.013 Mio.Freight Traffic Revenue (to be checked) 46 69 102 137 142 141 Mio.

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Provinces/Regions

There are 14 administrativeDanish Regions (amt).The regions are responsible for thepublic transport on a regionalbasis. Most regions administrateonly bus operators, but someregions are partial owner of

regional rail operators.The Greater CopenhagenAuthority (HUR) is a politicallygoverned regional organisationcovering the Greater CopenhagenRegions across administrativeregional (amt) borders.

www.arf.dk/English/


Greater Copenhagen Authority: www.hur.dk

Rail operatorsDSB and DSB S-tog A/SArrivaThe Copenhagen MetroNord-Ostsee-Bahn7 regional railway companiesRailion (freight)

www.dsb.dk

www.arriva.dkwww.nord-ostsee-bahn.de

www.sj.se

www.trm.dk/sw586.asp

www.railion.dk

Infrastructure ManagerBanedanmarkresundsbro KonsortietrestadsselskabetLocal railway companies

www.bane.dk

osb.oeresundsbron.dk/

www.orestad.dk

www.trm.dk/sw586.asp

Railway AuthoritiesTrafikstyrelsen for jernbane ogfrger (National Rail Authority)Havarikommissionen for CivilLuftfart og Jernbane (Aircraft andRailway Accident InvestigationBoard)

www.trafikstyrelsen.dkwww.havarikommissionen.dk

Ministries

Trafikministeriet (Ministry ofTransport)Miljministeriet (Ministry of theEnvironment)

www.trm.dk

www.mim.dk

EU Liaison officeThe EU liaison office is not usedfor promoting or co-ordinating theDanish participation in the EU-R&D framework programmesregarding railway transportation.

www.europa-kommissionen.dk/repraesentatio

nen

Research InstitutesTechnical University of Denmark: Centre forTraffic and Transport (CTT)Centre for Transport Research on environmentaland health Impacts and Policy (TRIP)Danish Transport Research Institute (DTF)Aalborg University: Department of Developmentand Planning Traffic Research Group

www.ctt.dtu.dk

www.akf.dk/trip

www.dtf.dk

http://www.plan.aau.dk/indexuk.php

Contractors/Engineering FirmsNiras (www.niras.dk)Carl Bro (www.carlbro.dk)COWI (www.cowi.dk)TetraPlan (www.tetraplan.dk)Atkins (www.atkins.dk)

Rambll (www.ramboll.dk)


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Key visionThe Ministry of Transport (TRM) together with the Danish Transport Research Institute (DTF)determines most of the strategic R&D in the railway sector in Denmark. In contrast to e.g. thesector authority for railways in Sweden (Baneverket) the Danish National Railway Authority(Trafikstyrelsen) does not have a research strategy or research budget. Most of R&D is done

ad-hoc. The same is true for the Danish infrastructure manager (Banedanmark).The Danish Transport Research Institute (DTF) is the central research institution withregards to transport in Denmark. They are currently mostly involved in security relatedresearch in the railway sector. Amongst others in the SAMRAIL programme and theSAMNET network.

Other research themesNo information

Relation with the SRRANo information

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9. Fact Sheet Estonia


The broad gauge Estonian Railway network plays a strategic role in freight transport from theEstonian harbours to Russia (and Latvia) and vice versa. This strategic role makes therailway one of the most important industries in the country of only 1,4 million inhabitants.

After major restructuring and privatisation, the national Estonian railway was split into threedifferent companies: AS Eesti Raudtee (Estonian Railways) providing infrastructure maintenance and

freight trasport AS Edelaraudtee (completely privatised since 2001) providing infrastructure

maintenance, passenger transport and local freight carriage with diesel trains AS Elektriraudtee (100% state owned) providing infrastructure maintenance and

passenger transport on electrified lines.There are 14 other freight operators and one other passenger operator active on thenetwork.

EstoniaGeneral Information Railway CompaniesPopulation 1,4 Mio. Infrastructure Managers EVR, Edelaraudtee, ElektriraudteeSurface 45 x1000 km2 Pass. Railway Undertakings Edelaraudtee, ElektriraudteePopulation Density 30 Inhabit./km2 Freight Railway Undertakings EVR, Edelaraudtee

Infrastructure 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Length of the Network 1.200 1.000 993 1.009 1.026 1.021 968 968 967 967 959 kmOf which electrified 118 132 132 132 132 132 131 131 131 km% electrified 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 %

Rolling stock 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Locomotives 144 119 117 119 173 178Multiple Units 80 77 77 75 63 63Total number of coaches 581 606 648 512 242 241 308 203 251Total number of wagons 3.983 4.908 6.140 6.645 4.567 4.154 3.563 3.448 3.648

Staff 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Number of employees 9.257 8.250 6.108 5.674 5.116 4.455 3.869

Performance 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Train-km Passengers 2 2 2 5 4 4 3 2 3 Mio.Passengers Carried 37 35 27 9 7 7 5 5 5 Mio.Passenger-km 1.231 1.390 1.553 1.648 1.507 421 238 261 183 177 182 Mio.Pass. Traffic Revenue 7 6 Mio. Train-km Freight 3 5 Mio.Tonnes Carried 30 24 59 64 65 71 72 Mio.Tonne-km 5.719 5.769 6.515 6.446 6.977 3.846 7.277 8.186 8.526 9.736 9.685 Mio.Freight Traffic Revenue 30 83 Mio.

Source: Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Archimedes foundation, UIC database

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Provinces/RegionsEstonia is administratively divided into 15counties, 202 rural municipalities and 39towns

www.ee/www/regions


Tallinn Tram and Trolley Bus CompanyAS Elektriraudtee

www.tttk.ee

www.elektriraudtee.ee

Rail operatorsEesti RaudteeEdelaraudteeElektriraudteeEVR Ekspress

www.evr.ee

www.edel.ee


www.evrekspress.ee

Infrastructure ManagersEesti RaudteeEdelaraudteeElektriraudtee

www.evr.eewww.edel.ee


Railway AuthoritiesMinistry of Economic Affairs andCommunications - Road and Railways

Department: Regulatory body (exceptcapacity allocation)

In 2004, the Estonian Railway Administrationwas restructured into the Estonian RailwayInspectorate. Its mission is to ensureprofessional, environ-mentally friendly andefficient development of railwayinfrastructure and transportation.

www.mkm.ee

www.rinsp.ee

MinistriesMinistry of Economic Affairs and

CommunicationsMinistry of FinanceMinistry of Environment

www.mkm.ee

www.fin.ee

www.envir.ee

EU Liaison officeThe archimedes Foundation promotes and

coordinates Estonian participation in EUR&D Framework Programmes, hosts thenational contact point (NCP) and isresponsible for information dissemination,technology transfer and partnershipmediation.

www.archimedes.ee

Research InstitutesEnterprise Estonia is one of the largest institutionswithin the national support system forentrepreneurship in Estonia.The Estonian Science Foundation (EstSF) is anexpert research-funding organisation.TUT is the only university in engineering andtechnology in Estonia.The Tallinn College of Engineering is an appliedhigher educational institution.

www.eas.ee

www.etf.eewww.ttu.ee

www.tktk.ee

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Key vision

The new transport development plan for the years 2004-2013 identifies the following goalsand priorities for the railway sector: Further development of and enhanced investments into the national railways

infrastructure towards safety, economic efficiency, environmental friendliness Achievement of spatial balance in regional development with improved connectionbetween peripheral areas and administrative centres

Minimisation of environmental effect (noise, traffic safety, oil leakages) of the railtransport

Enhanced safety of infrastructure (secure level crossings, safety equipment, limitedaccess to the territories of railway stations) and services

Fair competition and equal opportunities to all service providers Growth of export of transport services, further development of passenger and freight

transit Reversion of decline of the share of public transport in passenger mobility and

attraction of new passengers with expanding the electrified and double track railways and

increasing the train speed Linking of the Estonian rail transport system with the EU system


There are no special national research themes for the railways sector.


No relations with the SRRA, nevertheless the relevant EU policies are clearly taken intoaccount in national strategic planning.

Annual resources

Estonia has adopted the strategy for Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I),according to which by the year 2006, total expenditure on RD&I will be 1,5% of GDP (about140 M), which will enable to move towards the average EU level (1,9% of GDP in 2000).There is no fixed share of budget for transport related research.

Additional Information Railways Act: www.legaltext.ee/et/andmebaas/ava.asp?m=022 Use of EU Structural Funds in Estonia: www.struktuurifondid.ee


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10 Fact Sheet Finland10.1 Characterisation of the railway sector

Finlands rail network serves international passenger and freight traffic with routes to majorports and border crossings. It has a 1524 mm gauge. Since 1995, Finnish Rail Administration(RHK) has acted as a rail manager, responsible for maintaining and developing the railnetwork. In 2006, a new railway safety authority, Finnish Rail Agency, started its operation.

At present, there is only one rail operator in Finland, VR Limited. However, the national railfreight market will be opened to new operators in 2007.

The direct line between Kerava and Lahti will be opened for the traffic in 2006. It will allowthe development of passenger and freight services to eastern Finland and Russia. Recently,other important projects have included electrification, increasing of lines speed and theexpansion of automatic train protection.


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General Information Railway CompaniesPopulation 5,2 Infrastructure Managers RHKSurface 338 Pass. Railway Undertakings VRPopulation Density 15 Freight Railway Undertakings VR

Infrastructure 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Length of the Network 5.804 5.918 6.075 5.900 5.867 5.880 5.836 5.854 5.850 kmOf which 2 or more tracks 507 507 km% 2 or more tracks 9 9 %Of which electrified 66 395 922 1.447 1.663 2.054 2.234 2.372 2.400 km% electrified 1 7 15 25 28 35 38 41 41 %

Rolling stock 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Locomotives 591 479 476 494 567 661 641 623 612Multiple Units 286 276 276 213 102 100 102 112 112Total number of coaches 1.032 1.066 1.100 1.057 957 977 981 1.012 1.011Total number of wagons 22.835 22.439 21.472 18.488 15.200 14.000 12.020 12.292 11.933

Staff 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Number of employees 27.690 29.002 28.726 26.474 20.207 15.316 13.558 12.832 12.335

Performance 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Train-km Passengers 23 27 26 24 24 25 27 Mio.Passengers Carried 23 36 39 40 46 44 53 55 55 58 Mio.Passenger-km 2.156 3.135 3.216 3.224 3.331 3.184 3.415 3.405 3.282 3.305 Mio.Pass. Traffic Revenue (to be checked) 15 35 68 129 219 117 230 Mio. EURTrain-km Freight 20 18 19 19 17 26 17 Mio.Tonnes Carried 24 22 29 31 35 40 40 41 42 42 Mio.Tonne-km 6.270 6.436 8.334 8.066 8.357 9.559 9.753 10.107 9.857 9.664 Mio.Freight Traffic Revenue (to be checked) 58 106 203 334 354 144 324 Mio. EUR

Sources: UIC database, VR Group annual report 2002

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The institutional framework is given below in a schematic way. The governmentalorganisations are on the right and the research/operating organisations are on the left. It isdesigned in such a way that money flows between the different organisations (if informationis available) can be indicated with arrows and figures.


No information

Research Institutes

National Technology Agency of Finland (Tekes) iscountry's principal public promoter of research anddevelopment. Tekes' annual budget of 380 millioneuros is channelled to about 2,000 projects. Tekes'clients include annually roughly 2,000 companiesand nearly all Finnish universities and researchinstitutes, as well as partners in growing foreignnetworks.

VTT is an impartial expert organisation thatcarries out technical and technoeconomic researchand development work.There are also about five consulting firms eachhaving over 20 researchers.

www.tekes.fi

www.vtt.fi

EU Liaison office

No information

Ministries

Finnish Rail Administration works under theMinistry of Transport and Communication. Itimplements transport and communications policyas well as prepares acts, decrees and decisionsthat are made in Parliament, at Presidentialsessions of the Council of State (Government)and in the Council of State itself. The Ministry

also issues ministerial decrees and renders itsown decisions.The Ministry of the Environment and regionalenvironmental centres take care of good livingenvironment, development of communitystructure and land use, among others.

www.mintc.fi

www.vyh.fi/eng/landuse

Railway Authorities

No information

Infrastructure Manager

Finnish Rail Administrationwww.rhk.fi

Rail operators

VRwww.vr.fi

Provinces/Regions

In Helsinki Metropolitan Area , the HelsinkiMetropolitan Area Council advances co-operation in the development of the metropolitanarea and in general land use planning.

www.ytv.fiUrban transport operators

No information


Finnish Railway Agency

Finnish Rail Administration:https://www.rhk.fi Ministry of Transport andCommunication in Finland:253Hhttp://www.mintc.fi Finnish Rail Agency:http://www.rautatievirasto.fi


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Key visionThe long-term strategic plan for the Finnish rail network is presented in the RailwayTransport 2030 plan, which will be published in 2006.

Its key measures include:

Keep up necessary level of maintenance and renewal Additional rail capacity Shortening travel times Raising axle loads and speed in freight traffic Eliminating level crossings Constructing new urban lines Station arrangements and travel centres Installing ATP, safety equipment and renewing the radio network.

Railway researchFinnish Rail Administrations (RHKs) research and development work (R&D) ensuresFinlands competitiveness on international markets, guarantees the market share of public

transport, promotes railway traffic, improves the efficiency of rail infrastructure management,decreases life cycle costs, calls for innovativeness and broadens know-how in the field.

The issues of the railway research deal with the competitiveness and safety of railway traffic,management of the environmental impacts of railway industry, sufficient financing and theefficiency of the activities as well as the know-how in the railway sector.

Relation with the SRRAThe EU policies are one of the major starting points which are taken into account in thenational strategic plans.

Annual resources

During the next years, about 7-9 million/year will be used for transport and communicationsresearch in the preview of the Ministry. This also includes communication research. For rail-related research, some 7 millionis the short-term target of Finnish Rail Administration. In addition, the operator VR-Groupconducts its own rail-related research, but the budget allocation is not known.


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11 Fact Sheet France


France has been the first country in Europe to operate dedicated high-speed lines; currentlythe French high speed network comprises more than 1500 km. The infrastructure is owned

and managed by Rseau Ferr de France, a national public industrial and commercialcompany created in 1997. All French railway services are operated by SNCF.The biggest project under construction at the moment is the LGV Est-Europen, from Paristo the German border. This line is scheduled for opening in 2007. Examples of other futureprojects are the connection Lyon-Torino, including a new base tunnel and a High SpeedPassenger/Freight link to Spain along the Mediterranean coast.

General Information Railway CompaniesPopulation 58,9 Infrastructure Managers RFFSurface 547 Pass. Railway Undertakings SNCFPopulation Density 108 Freight Railway Undertakings SNCF

Infrastructure 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Length of the Network 37.582 36.175 34.362 34.676 34.070 31.939 31.589 32.515 29.445 kmOf which 2 or more tracks 15.863 16.090 km

% 2 or more tracks 49 55 %Of which electrified 9.351 9.352 10.074 11.488 12.609 13.799 14.188 14.104 14.418 km% electrified 25 26 29 33 37 43 45 43 49 %

Rolling stock 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Locomotives 4.553 4.558 4.648 5.711 5.542 5.114 4.960 4.983 4.987Multiple Units 1.708 1.631 1.556 1.613 1.737 1.895 2.073 2.175 2.237Total number of coaches 15.663 15.511 16.032 15.679 15.748 15.799 15.762 15.694 15.650Total number of wagons 291.450 278.800 239.800 192.100 148.100 116.100 96.300 46.359 45.512

Staff 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Number of employees 302.989 281.679 254.400 242.091 202.081 181.114 174.447 175.305 177.685

Performance 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Train-km Passengers 241 268 290 301 318 308 363 Mio.Passengers Carried 606 647 676 767 834 731 850 850 874 900 Mio.Passenger-km 40.979 50.696 54.261 61.828 63.761 55.319 66.298 69.571 71.504 73.522 Mio.Pass. Traffic Revenue (to be checked) 614 1.180 2.158 3.793 4.535 3.648 4.761 Mio. EURTrain-km Freight 225 209 215 180 164 143 155 Mio.Tonnes Carried 250 217 219 160 141 123 137 142 126 128 Mio.

Tonne-km 67.586 63.473 68.815 55.121 50.667 48.137 53.438 55.448 50.396 50.036 Mio.Freight Traffic Revenue (to be checked) 971 1.413 2.347 2.990 2.719 2.308 2.391 Mio. EUR

Source: UIC database

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Length of the network 29203 kmOf which 2 or more tracks 16104 km% 2 or more tracks 55 %Of which electrified 14778 km% electrified 51 %

Performance

Train-km Passengers 400 Mio.

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Urban transport operatorsCities with new or upgraded Metro/Tramwaysystems since 1985: Lille, Rouen, Caen, Rennes,Paris, Nancy, Strasbourg, Orleans, Nantes, Lyon,Saint-Etienne, Grenoble, Bordeaux, Toulouse,

Montpellier and Marseille.Tramways planned or under construction in:Valenciennes, Mulhouse, Le Mans, Brest,Clermont-Ferrand, Toulon and Nice

Provinces/Regions

No information


Research InstitutesThe Rseau scientifique et technique (RST) of theministry is a network of around twentyorganisations performing research concerningspecial planning, infrastructure and transport. Inthe railway field, 4 organisations of the RST are: ENPC, cole nationale des ponts et chausses INRETS, Institut national de recherche sur les

transports et leur scurit LCPC, Laboratoire central des ponts et

chausses CERTU Centre dtudes sur les Rseaux, les

Transports, lUrbanisme et les constructionspubliques

www.enpc.fr

www.inrets.fr

www.lcpc.fr

www.certu.fr

Railway AuthoritiesThe direction des Transports terrestres (DTT) isresponsible for all surface transport, troughout thecountry, the directions rgionales de l'quipement(DRE) and the directions dpartementales del'quipement (DDE) implement the transportpolicies and intervene in the case of incidents.

OperatorSNCF conducts an active research and innovationpolicy, which has two starting points: To observe the technological developments

that can help the company improve the qualityof its production and to create new productsand services.

To analyse the evolutions in the market, thecompetition and the environment.

www.sncf.fr

Infrastructure ManagerRFF

www.rff.fr

MinistryMinistre de lEquipement, des Transports, duLogement, du Tourisme et de la Mer

www.equipement.gouv.fr

Contractors/Engineering FirmsNo information

EU Liaison office

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Predit (www.predit.prd.fr)The major French research programme in transportation is called PREDIT 3. it is aninterministerial programme funded by 4 ministries (transportation, research, Industry andEnvironment) and 3 national agencies ( ADEME, Oso-ANVAR and ANR). The previous twoeditions of PREDIT (1990-1994: 396 million, 1996-2000: 300 million) were unanimously

considered as successful by both the French authorities and the whole sector, includingacademics. Three main objectives of PREDIT3 are a sustainable mobility for goods andpeople, increasing safety of transportation systems and reducing environmental impacts &contribute to the fight against greenhouse effects. The programme has 11 themes, of which6 cover rail: Freight policy, Multimodal information, Noise reduction & electric efficiency,Logistics, Rail command and control systems & slot allocation and Optimized use of existinginfrastructure.

Major topics covered and with some relation to rail are: Technologies for freight transportation: productivity of rail, imagineering innovative

technologies and systems of transportation, basic technologies (motor, brakes), rollingstock, and information technology between vehicles, infrastructures and systems

Mobility services: short distance transportation, services for intermodality, informationtechnologies & services for urban and interurban transportation (reservation) Energy and environment, clean and energy efficient vehicles Logistics and freight transportation demand: relations between the economy and the

organization of logistic systems, public policies (fiscal impacts), urban logistics Safety: control-command systems, regulation systems, route optimization systems Mobility and sustainable development (deciding factors of mobility, economics of

transportation, automobile subordination)

SNCF researchThe research themes of SNCF have been organised in framework programmes: Freight (productivity, efficiency of operation and production systems, information, urban

logistics) Noise (bridges, rolling noise, comfort, brake screech) Comfort (climatic and acoustic conditions on the stations, track quality, train concept,

toilets) Optimisation the use of the network (optimisation of capacity and margins, robustness of

operation) Operational monitoring of the production (tools for monitoring for different networks) Advanced maintenance technologies (detections of track faults, track circuits, fatigue) Track/Platform (fatigue, dynamics and mechanics of infrastructure and structures) Information technologies (voice reconnaissance, education of staff, e-ticketing, internet by

satellite) Human factors (safety, traffic control, physical and psychological conditions, education,

culture)

RFF research

"RFF dedicates every year to research a several million euro budget. In 2007, it willconcentrate its means on subjects as a priority concerning to the reduction ofinfrastructure costs and to the improvement of performances of this one, to security and tointeroperability."

Concerning the other figures on "Characterisation of Railway Sector " (part 5.1) and the restof part 5.3 on "Research Stratgies and Ressources", I propose you to contact directly

SNCF, DTFC (former DTT) and PREDIT.


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Other research themesIn addition (see Germany), the French-German programme DEUFRAKO has been workingsince 1978. In the framework of this sub-programme, progress was made in various fieldssuch as pre-ERTMS, noise, electronic braking systems for long trains and crosswinds.

Relation with the SRRATechnology transfers to SMEs are encouraged, as well as interdisciplinary projects. Like theAustrian Programme ISB, the French are anxious that PREDIT 3 enables the Frenchinstitutions and firms to apply to the 6th EU Framework Programme.

Annual resources30 to 40 million is expected to be spent for rail research in the framework of PREDIT 3.Within SNCF, the annual budget for the research department is 25 million and 150 peopleare working in research.


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12 Fact Sheet Germany12.1 Characterisation of the railway sector

Germanys railway system is one of the most frequented networks in Europe andcharacterised by highly heterogeneous traffic. Long and short distance passenger trains aswell as freight trains share the same tracks. The country in Central Europe is part of several

international rail corridors and a hub in European rail traffic. The rail network is operatedexclusively by DB Infrastruktur AG and mostly operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, DB RegioAG and Railion Deutschland AG. Nevertheless a huge amount of the train-kilometres inGermany are operated by railway operators outside the DB AG company.

After Germanys reunification in 1990 the run-down East German network has beenextensively upgraded. For the coming years the necessary modernisation of the WestGerman network is managed by the infrastructure management and financed by the Germanrailway authority.

Being aware of the important role in Central Europe Germany has been linking the nationalnetwork to its European neighbours. This includes the upgrade of the Oberhausen-Emmerichline to the Betuuwe line in the Netherlands, the Cologne-Aachen line to Brussels and Paris,the Mannheim-Strasburg line to Paris and the Karlsruhe-Freiburg line to Switzerland.With new highspeed lines (e.g. Cologne Frankfurt (2002), Munich Nuremberg (2006) orStuttgart Ulm (2012)) exclusively for passenger trains Germany makes a huge step to de-mix freight and fast passenger traffic and to cut travel times.

General Information Railway Companies (2004 figures)

Population(2005)

82,3 Mio. Infrastructure Managers DB Infrsstruktur AG

Surface 357 x 1000 km Pass. Railwayundertakings

>300 undertakings in totalamong them DBPersonenverkehrs AG,

MetronomEisenbahngesellschaft mbHPopulationdensity

231 Inhabit./km Freight Railwayundertakings

>300 undertakings intatalamong them RailionDeutschland AG, TX Logistik

AG, HGK AG

Ger

General Informati on Railway Companies

Populat i on 357 Mio. Infrast ruct ure Managers

Surf ace 82,3 x1000km2 Passanger s Rail way Under t

Populat i on Densit y 231 Inhabit . / km2

Freight Railway Undert aki

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Lenght of t he Netw ork 44 212 43 122 42 745 41 688 40 980 41 718 37 525Of which 2 or moret racks

% 2 or mor e t racks

Of whi ch elect rif ied 9943 11457 12846 13913 15718 18164 18934

% elect ri f i ed 22 27 30 33 38 44 50

Rolli ng Stock 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999

Locomotives2 6429 6100 5797 5573 5980 9171 7601

Mult ip l e Uni ts2 1642 2183 2391 2204 2126 2613 2397Tota l number ofcouches 21718 32246 29 486 26 928 24 139 19 083 20 442

Tot al numb er of wagons 460 193 471 595 453 892464732

414187

245947 192 833

Staff 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999

Number of emp loyees 645 268 639 451 566 927530239

482269

294911 194 877

639451Perf ormance 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999

Tr ain- km Passengers 538 562 561 533 562 640 727

Passengers Carr ied 1606 1642 1714 1671 1514 1334 1680

Passengers-km 62 362 66 177 63 637 65 157 61 024 60 514 72 846

Pass. Traf fi c Revenue

Train -km Freight 326 303 326 328 293 216 205

Tonnes Carr ied 3 601 567 622 623 499 302 289,7

Tonne-km3 109963 103114 118 988120493

101166 69 490 75 785

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Provinces/Regions

345HBaden-Wrttemberg, 346HFree State of Bavaria (FreistaatBayern), 347HBerlin, 348HBrandenburg, 349HFree Hanseatic City ofBremen (Freie Hansestadt Bremen), 350HFree and Hanseatic City ofHamburg (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg), 351HHesse (Hessen),352HMecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern),353HLower Saxony (Niedersachsen), 354HNorth Rhine-Westphalia(Nordrhein-Westfalen), 355HRhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz),356HSaarland,357HFree State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen), 358HSaxony-Anhalt

Urban transport operatorsThe Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen

(VDV) represents German comapnies in the field ofpublic local transport and freight traffic (mainly railfreight traffic)344Hwww.vdv.de

Rail operators

DB Fernverkehr AG, DB Regio AG342Hwww.bahn.deRailion Deutschland AG

343Hwww.railion.de267 rail operators are operating on theGerman rail network

Infrastructure Managers

DB Infrastruktur AGDB Netz AG, DB Station&Service AG,DB Energie GmbH341Hwww.db.de Railway Authorities

Eisenbahn-BundesamtZentrale Bonn

339Hwww.eba.bund.de

Auenstellen/ BranchesBerlin, Dresden, Erfurt, Essen

340HFrankfurt (Main), Saarbrcken,Halle, Hamburg, Schwerin, Hannover,Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Kln, Mnchen,Nrnberg,

MinistriesDeutscher Bundestag German Fedral Parliament

337Hwww.bundestag.de

Bundesministerium fr Vekehr, Bau undStadtentwicklung Federal Ministry of Transport,Building and Urban Affairs.

338Hwww.bmvbs.de/en

EU Liaison office

Koordinierungstelle EG derWissenschaftsorganisationen335Hwww.kowi.deE-Bro des BMBF fr dasForschungsrahmenprogramm336Hwww.eubuero.de

Research Institutes

Forschungs- und AnwendungsverbandVerkehrssystemtechnik Berlin333Hwww.fav.de

Deutsches Zentrum fr Luft- und Raumfahrt334Hwww.dlr.de


DB Netz InstandsetzungDB Bahnbau GmbH331Hwww.bahnbau.de332Hwww.db.de



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Key visionIn general, the research programme Mobility and Transport of the German Government, theFederal Ministry of Education and Research sets several goals in the area of transport: (1)sustainability, (2) increased performance, efficiency, safety and customer orientation and (3)

enhanced international competitiveness of the transport sector. Therefore, the authorities arecalling for more rail transport - especially in the area of freight. Another interesting feature ofthe programme Mobility and Transport is that the Federal Ministry of Education andResearch requires more than just technology driven projects. Transportation decision makingof passengers or loaders is seen as a sophisticated process composed of technical,economic and social considerations.

Mobility and Transport encompasses seven concrete research fields for all transportmodes: Intelligent transport networks Increased transportation of goods by train and waterborne traffic Faster, more comfortable and environmentally friendly train and bus services

Health, environment and resources as aspects of a sustainable transport system Safety and security Towards a better understanding of mobility Cross-sectional issues such as international research co-operations

Other research themesThe Research Initiative Rail 2010 is a major activity specifically designed to implementMobility and Transport in the railway sector. This activity includes the following issues: Railway strategies Organisational models for railway operators Command and Control Technology Infrastructure

Rolling stock technology and platform concepts Innovations to increase service orientation Innovations in the area of education and trainingOf interest is the fact that both German and French authorities agreed over a joint railresearch programme (Deufrako). A call for proposals on freight corridors was launched endof 2002 (green Freight Transport Corridors).

Relation with the SRRAThe aims of the mobility and transport research programme mentioned above, appear moreor less and under other headings also in the SRRA 2020 in section 4 Europe 2020 TheBusiness Environment. The research clusters of SRRA are to a certain extent covered bythe German rail research activities, especially in safety, interoperability (demonstration freight

corridors) and environment (especially noise which is included in a small multimodal sub-programme called leiser Verkehr (quieter traffic).


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13 Fact Sheet Greece

13.1 Characterisation of the railway sectorThe Greek railway network is managed and operated by OSE - Hellenic RailwaysOrganisation (Organismos Sidirodromon Ellados).

The transformation of OSE into a parent company of a Group of Companies belongs to theframework of the wider organisational restructuring and planning, where its subsidiaries havealready taken over main activity fields, such as the suburban railway, management of thereal property of OSE, infrastructure projects management etc. The subsidiaries of OSE or thecompanies in which OSE participates as a shareholder are the following:

1. PROASTIAKOS (suburban traffic),2. ERGOSE (construction of new tracks)

3. GAIAOSE (real estate)4. ETIDI (alternative telecommunication services)5. http://www.ose.gr/%282111232426280398%29/ - THRIASSIO-

enhttp://www.ose.gr/%282111232426280398%29/ - THRIASSIO-enTHRIASSIO(marshalling yard and freight center in Athens)

General Information Railway CompaniesPopulation 10,0 Infrastructure Managers CHSurface 132 Pass. Railway Undertakings CHPopulation Density 76 Freight Railway Undertakings CH

Infrastructure 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Length of the Network 2.602 2.532 2.461 2.461 2.484 2.474 2.299 2.385 2.377 2.383 kmOf which electrified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 82 82 km% electrified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3

%Rolling stock 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Locomotives 404 359 194 214 232 234 140 159 158 150Multiple Units 110 105 119 117 168 196 76 132 128Total number of coaches 574 637 660 687 810 869 . 475 509 660Total number of wagons 12.629 12.594 12.140 15.048 13.324 12.510 10.523 3.539

Staff 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Number of employees 12.629 12.594 12.140 15.048 13.324 12.510 10.523 10.101 9.601 9.108

Performance 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002Train-km Passengers 15 14 12 14 16 15 14 14 15 Mio.Passengers Carried 13 12 10 11 12 11 12 12 14 14 Mio.Passenger-km 1.951 2.213 1.464 1.732 1.977 1.568 1.583 1.583 1.747 1.836 Mio.Pass. Traffic Revenue 1 3 4 9 19 32 42 40 46 48 Mio. Train-km Freight 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 Mio.Tonnes Carried 3 4 4 4 4 1 2 2 3 2 Mio.Tonne-km 688 931 814 733 609 292 326 326 379 327 Mio.Freight Traffic Revenue 1 3 6 11 22 14 20 23 22 17 Mio.

Source: Democrutis University of Thrace, UIC database

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Provinces/Regions

No informationUrban transport operatorsAthens: www.proastiakos.gr

www.ametro. r

Rail operatorsHellenic Railways Organisation - OSE

www.ose.gr

Infrastructure ManagerHellenic Railways Organisation - OSE

www.ose.gr

Railway AuthoritiesNo information

Ministries

Ministry of EconomyMinistry of Transport andCommunicationsMinistry of development, generalsecretariat for research andtechnology

www.ypeth.gr

www.yme.gr

www.gsrt.gr

EU Liaison officePermanent representation ofGreece to the EU

Research InstitutesMajor scientific and technological expertise in railis the Laboratory of Transportation Engineering atDemocritus Thrace University, Greece


No information



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Research ThemesPassenger operator:

Policy and legislation New organisation in compatibility to EU Directives

Reduction of travel times and impact on demand Quality of service and commercial policy Reduction of costs and new managements schemes Interoperability

Freight Operator: Logistics Combined Transport Reduction of Costs Connection with Ports and Industrial Areas

Networks:

The Western Axis (along the western coast of the country) is under discussion.

Relation with the SRRANo relation with the SRRA has been reported

Annual resourcesNo information available


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14. Fact Sheet Hungary


Hungary has a central and strategical location in Europe. There are several Pan-Europeancorridors running through the country and there are important transhipment facilitiesdevel

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