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SWOMM, Scientific Workshop on Mountain Mobility and transport at CSD 18/ UIC –12th May 20101

Sustainable Mobility in Mountain Areas:Railways in mountains areas

UN CSD 18, New York, 12 May 2010

Margrethe Sagevik Sustainable Development Senior Adviser


UIC

- the Worldwide Association representing the Railway Sector with around 200 members on all continents

Members: Active Associate Affiliate82 82 35


Promoting the development of rail transport

at world level,

in order to meet challenges

of mobility and sustainable development

UIC Mission

UIC is the global organisation for cooperation between and promotion of railways.

UIC has a strong tradition of working on sustainability issues, both in supporting members in improving their sustainability performance as well as communicating on the sector level towards external key stakeholders.

UIC is the global organisation for cooperation between and promotion of railways.

UIC has a strong tradition of working on sustainability issues, both in supporting members in improving their sustainability performance as well as communicating on the sector level towards external key stakeholders.


UIC’s role

Provider

Facilitator

DeveloperOrganiser

. Know How,

. Technical and Operational expertise,

. Technical solutions,

. Regulations, standards,

. Best practises.

. Exchange platforms,

. Innovation: new ideas, new concepts,. Protecting member railways’ common interests,. Support policies of development of key infrastructure projects.

- Forums,- Seminars,- Conferences,

. Congresses. WCRR 2008. UIC Highspeed,. Global Rail Freight Conference.

. Specifications,

. Standards,

. Interfaces,

. Studies,

. Interoperability for international rail corridors.


Partnerships on transport, climate change

& sustainable development

Together we are stronger: UIC supports cooperation & bridge building

Examples:

SLoCAT:Partnership on Sustainable Low carbon Transport

Bridging the Gap:Partnership on Transport & Climate change

Examples:

SLoCAT:Partnership on Sustainable Low carbon Transport

Bridging the Gap:Partnership on Transport & Climate change


Sustainable facts about railway (short):

- to be filled in: Low carbon performance

EcoTransIT World

Safety

Congestion

External costs


Are railways investments sustainable according to a purely financial criterion?

No!


Are railways investments sustainable according to a purely financial criterion? Is the question that easy?

Is it worth building new railway infrastructure in developing countries?

No!


Are railways investments sustainable according to a purely financial criterion? Is the question that easy?

Is it worth building new railway infrastructure in developing countries?Is the question that easy?

No!


Important aspects to include into the cost/benefit analysis:

TechnicalTopography

Operational Envisaged rail service

Financial aspects Investments costsMaintenace costs

Environmental impact

External costs (lower compared to trucks)

In addition:Strategical aspectsPolitical aspectsCultural aspectsSocial aspects


Technical aspects:

Topography

Costs drivers for rail infrastructure in Mountians:

• Construction parameters: gradiant and curve radius

• Classification of soil and rock

• Need for avalanche and rock fall protection

• Electrification or non-electrification

• Numbers of bridges and tunnels

• Lenghts of bridges and tunnels

Technical aspects:

Topography

Costs drivers for rail infrastructure in Mountians:

• Construction parameters: gradiant and curve radius

• Classification of soil and rock

• Need for avalanche and rock fall protection

• Electrification or non-electrification

• Numbers of bridges and tunnels

• Lenghts of bridges and tunnels


Operational aspects:

Envisaged rail service

Railway as a part of the solution for sustainable mobility in mountians:

Combined transport

i.e. ROLA: Rollende Landstrasse




Combined transport

i.e. ROLA: Rollende Landstrasse

FreightFreight PassengerPassenger





i.e. High speed services in mountain areas




i.e. High speed services in mountain areas





i.e. Passenger tourism services




i.e. Passenger tourism services


Environmental aspects:

Costs drivers for rail infrastructure in Mountains:

Environmental and land scape protection measures depending on the classification of the area



Environmental and land scape protection measures depending on the classification of the area




I.e. Switzerland



I.e. Switzerland

NIBA (Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren für Bahninfrastrukturprojekte) - Used to assess the sustainability aspects of new railway infrastructure projects

-Aim is to assure that investments in rail infrastructure are sustainable

NIBA (Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren für Bahninfrastrukturprojekte) - Used to assess the sustainability aspects of new railway infrastructure projects

-Aim is to assure that investments in rail infrastructure are sustainable


Financial aspects:

Investments costs:i.e. Lötschberg base tunnel (about 35 km)

Opened in 20073 Billion Euros

Godthard base tunnel (57 km)To open in 2017 8,2 Billion Euros

Maintainace costs:

Depends on amount of tunnels and bridges

Financial aspects:

Investments costs:i.e. Lötschberg base tunnel (about 35 km)

Opened in 20073 Billion Euros

Godthard base tunnel (57 km)To open in 2017 8,2 Billion Euros

Maintainace costs:

Depends on amount of tunnels and bridges


The Swiss example: Modal shift in Swizerland

The swiss people enshrined modal shift into their Constitution in 1994, voting for the ’Alpine Initiative’: reflecting the country’s move towards environmentally sustainable transport in the volunerable Alpine ecosystem. Measures include:

1) Two new transalpine rail links

2) The ’land Transport Agreement’

3) Open access to the Swiss rail network for cargo traffic

4) Increasing countrywide the mileage-related heavy vechile fees, generating 900 million Euros in 2007

5) Subsidies and incentives for combined traffic

Revenues from the heavy veicle fee are spent on imporvemnets and extensions to rail infrasstructure, and the Swiss corridors have seen a 16% decrease in trucks croosing the Alpssince 2000.

The Swiss example: Modal shift in Swizerland

The swiss people enshrined modal shift into their Constitution in 1994, voting for the ’Alpine Initiative’: reflecting the country’s move towards environmentally sustainable transport in the volunerable Alpine ecosystem. Measures include:

1) Two new transalpine rail links

2) The ’land Transport Agreement’

3) Open access to the Swiss rail network for cargo traffic

4) Increasing countrywide the mileage-related heavy vechile fees, generating 900 million Euros in 2007

5) Subsidies and incentives for combined traffic

Revenues from the heavy veicle fee are spent on imporvemnets and extensions to rail infrasstructure, and the Swiss corridors have seen a 16% decrease in trucks croosing the Alpssince 2000.


Improving sustainability of rail infrastructure in mountains:

dry and hotsummer

extreme stormevents

high and low waterperiods

freeze spell withincreasing wet snow

dry and hotsummer

extreme stormevents

high and low waterperiods

freeze spell withincreasing wet snow


Adapting rail infrastructure to climate change (ARISCC)

“Preparing for when extreme weather of today becomes tomorrow’s normal

weather!” John Dora, Rail & Climate expert, Network rail

Improving sustainability of rail infrastructure in mountains:

- a UIC-project aiming to increase...:

...readiness/preparedness before extreme weather events

...robustness/resilience during extreme weather events

...recovery after extreme weather events (reduce time to business as usual)

- a UIC-project aiming to increase...:

...readiness/preparedness before extreme weather events

...robustness/resilience during extreme weather events

...recovery after extreme weather events (reduce time to business as usual)


Future scenarios:Railway as a part of the solution of sustainable mobility in mountains

Priorities:

1) Maininting the existing infrastructure for ’regional’ train services

2) New infrastructure: Mainly tunnels for high speed and

heavy freight services (national and international train services)

– increased capacity: efficient in terms of train load and time saving


Priorities:

1) Maininting the existing infrastructure for ’regional’ train services

2) New infrastructure: Mainly tunnels for high speed and

heavy freight services (national and international train services)

– increased capacity: efficient in terms of train load and time saving



Railways will play an important role to achive sustainable mobility especially in sensitive mountainous regions

To avoid problems with car traffic (traffic jams, parking space,...) attractive combinations of public transport are needed

Innovative solutions may also add for example electro-mobility for the last mile, special solutions for the transport of baggage, optimal information to the customer about transport chains, etc.

In Switzerland there are several car-free destinations in the Alps with good railway and public transport connection (e.g. Zermatt, Ascona, Mürren: http://www.autofrei-wohnen.de/UrlaubSwitzerland.html) that build on this advantage successfully.


Railways will play an important role to achive sustainable mobility especially in sensitive mountainous regions

To avoid problems with car traffic (traffic jams, parking space,...) attractive combinations of public transport are needed

Innovative solutions may also add for example electro-mobility for the last mile, special solutions for the transport of baggage, optimal information to the customer about transport chains, etc.

In Switzerland there are several car-free destinations in the Alps with good railway and public transport connection (e.g. Zermatt, Ascona, Mürren: http://www.autofrei-wohnen.de/UrlaubSwitzerland.html) that build on this advantage successfully.


Thank you for your kind attention!

For more information: Margrethe Sagevik ([email protected])

Thank you for your kind attention!

For more information: Margrethe Sagevik ([email protected])

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