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Seminar cum Study Tour
"Acquis Communautaire: railway directives and their implementation; EU experience and potentials for adaptation in MEDA countries” |
Date: September 11th-20th, 2006
Location: France/ United Kingdom
Key Documents:
Programme (503Kb)
List of Participants (24Kb) |
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SummaryThe Seminar cum Study Tour on ‘Acquis Communautaire: railway directives and their implementation; EU experience and potentials for adaptation in MEDA countries’ was held between 11-20 September in France and the UK. Officials from nine Mediterranean countries participated in the seminar, which offered the opportunity to learn about the EU’s framework legislation governing railway systems and to study how the EU experience could be applied to the MEDA region.
The EuroMed Transport Project Diagnostic Study and Blue Paper Report highlighted different characteristics in the MEDA region, with respect The EuroMed Transport Project Diagnostic Study and Blue Paper Report highlighted different characteristics in the MEDA situation, with respect to management independence of public railway undertakings, separation of infrastructure management from operations, commercialisation and the involvement of private sector in the rail business. The integration and harmonisation of international railway transport is still paid little attention, given the fact that MEDA regional rail traffic is curretly insignificant as regional trade flows are very low and strategic rail links between neighbouring countries are often missing or not operational.
However, looking further in medium and longer term, the concept of a comprehensive integrated regional railway corridor might be feasible when intraregional trade and traffic levels are mature enough. Beside the necessary investments in infratsurcture and equipment, it is important to continue with the current reform process of the MEDA railways baring in mind the approximation of the legal and institutional framework in order to ensure efficient and effective commercial rail operations and a (sub-) regional interoperability of railway systems.
It was thus to assist the decision-makers of the MEDA countries to provide the foundations of work of this scale that the EuroMed Transport Project organized this Study Tour.
The Seminar cum Study Tour provided MEDA stakeholders in the rail sector with the policy and legal tools and implementation mechanism applied in the EU and matched those with the needs and potential for the MEDA countries in order to continuo their ongoing restructuring process with regional focus inspired by the EU approach and learning from first-hand experience.
The Study Tour provided to participants a balanced mix of theoretical knowledge and factual informationon institutional arrangements, organisational options, reform applications and prospects with direct effects on rail efficiency and performance. It steered them through a series of presentations, site visits and moderated discussions.
The different institutions that were visited and the guest speakers invited were meticulously chosen ensuring that the participants were exposed to a wide range of alternative practices. The tour took place in France and the United Kingdom in order to learn in situ and in depth the concrete experiences of those two countries in adapting the EU Rail Acquis with different "real world" implications.
Speakers included representatives from the following organisations:
Systra (International Consulting Engineers for Rail and Urban Transport)
Union Internationale des chemins de fer (UIC)
European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT)
European Commission, AIDCO/A3
Ministère des Transports, de l'Équipement, du Tourisme et de la Mer
Réseau Ferré de France (RFF)
SNCF
Veolia Transport
TCDD
The European Railway Agency (ERA)
Worldbank
Jordan Hijaz Raiways - Aqaba Railway Corporation
Union Maghreb Arabe (UMA)
Algerian Railways SNTF
Syrian Railways
Department for Transport (DfT)
Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
Network Rail
GB Railfreight
EUROSTAR Photo Gallery
Downolad photos Download course material:Day1, Sept. 11thThe EuroMed Transport Project - Overview and State of Play (3.9Mb)
Ralf M. Kaltheir, Project Director, Euromed Transport Project
EU Railway Policy and Reform: Driving Forces and Institutional Set-Ups (135Kb)
Winfried Kleinegris, European Commission, Directorate-General Energy and Transport Unit Rail Transport and Interoperability
UIC, the world wide organisation for railway cooperation (2.3Mb)
Luc Aliadière, General director UIC
EU Railway Reform and charges for the use of Infrastructure (162Kb)
Stephen Perkins, Pricipal Admistrator, ECMT
Cooperation and strategic alliances in European rail transport - pitfalls and opportunities (87Kb)
Alexander Eisenkopf, Professor, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen VideoEurope of railways
presentation of the so-called first and second railway packages for the establishment of an integrated EU railway area, with greater safety, interoperability and opening of the rail market. Day 2, Sept. 12thInstitutional Organisation of the French railway sectoro (124Kb)
Damien Ozadczuk, Ministère des Transports, de l'Équipement, du Tourisme et de la Mer
The rail infrastructure provider RFF (507Kb)
Jean Faussurier, Head of European & International Affairs, Réseau Ferré de France (RFF)
Une SNCF à l’offensive, plus performante, plus solidaire (671Kb)
François Grossiord, Strategy Director, SNCF
Veolia: The Experience of the First Private Rail Operator in France (595Kb)
Didier Leandri, Directorate Attaché, Railway Affairs Delegate
The railway reform process in Greece - state of play and outlook (296Kb)
Vassilis Evmolpidis, International Expert, EuroMed Transport Project - Main Contract
The Turkish railway reform towards EU Aqcuis (4.7Kb)
Selim Bollat, Representative of TCDD Day 3, Sept. 13thReinforcing safety within railways throughout Europe (759Kb)
Thierry Breyne, Project Officier, Safety Unit, The European Railway Agency (ERA)
Reinforcing interoperability of railways throughout Europe (FR 469Kb)
Airy Magnien, Head of Economic Evaluation Unit, The European Railway Agency (ERA)
Railway reform and : vertical integration and separation (World Bank view and international results) (74Kb)
Paul Amos, Transport and Logistic Advisor, Worldbank
The European Rail Traffic Management System EMRTS - a brief overview (44Kb) Day 4, Sept. 14thGeneral overview of the current situation on MEDA railway reform (78Kb)
Louis Garcin, Core Expert on Rail Transport, EuroMed Transport Project - Main Contract
MEDA Railway Reform:Blue Paper recommendations and actions to be proposed in the “Regional Transport Action Plan (RTAP)” (3.9Mb)
Ralf M. Kaltheier, Project Director, Euromed Transport Project
Separation of Infrastructure and operations: the case of Morocco (289Kb)
Najiba Belhadfa, National expert Morocco
Private Sector Participation: The Jordanian railway master plan (163Kb)
Arwa Al Hyari, National Coordinator, Euromed Transport Project
Facilitating Maghreb rail integration (270Kb)
Abdelkader Bouchentouf, Director of the Infrastructure, Union Maghreb Arabe UMA Day 6, Sept. 18thThe Trans-Maghreb and Europe-Mashrek railway corridor (1.8Mb)
Steave Fletcher, Railway Expert, EuroMed Transport Project - Infrastructure Contract
The Syrian Railway Masterplan (1Mb)
Abdul Moumen Al-Boum, Director General of Syrian Railway
The Algerian Railway Program as integral part of the Trans-Maghreb Rail System (3.4Mb)
Ait Abdellah Boubakeur, Deputy Director of Railway - MoT, Algerian Railways SNTF
De-regulation and privatisation of the British railway system (2.2Mb)
Peter McCarthy, Head & Customer & Stakeholder Relations, Department for Transport (DfT)
ORR: Organisation, Mission and Priorities (2Mb)
Giles Thomas, Head of Rail and Safety, Railway Standard & Safety Division Day 7, Sept. 19th Network Rail - Britain's rail infrastructure provider (600Kb)
Martin Llewellyn, European Affairs Specialist
Rail Freight Operations (1Mb)
John Smith, GB Railfreight Director
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