Experiencia del transporte de mercancias por ferrocarril en Gran Bretana
Graham Smith, Director General de Planificacion - 4 December 2007
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UK railway restructuring
1994: Restructuring separated track from trainsPassenger services were franchised to highest bidder on seven to fifteen year contractsPassenger rolling stock was sold to management buy outs and then sold on to banksOptions for freight included a single entity, commodity split, geographic split and fragmentation to individual traffic flowsGeographic option chosen and six units created for sale
Three bulk freightRoyal Mail Deep Sea containersChannel Tunnel
Bidders were a consortium led by Wisconsin Central and management buy out teams1995 to 1997
Wisconsin Central won five of the businesses and formed EWSThe deep sea container business was sold to a Management Buy Out in 1995 and became Freightliner
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UK rail freight
OperatorsEnglish Welsh & Scottish Railway
Freightliner Intermodal and Freightliner Heavy Haul
GB Railfreight
Direct Rail Services
Fastline
Victa Railfreight
Colas rail
Private sector businesses£0.7bn turnover
640 locomotives and 6,800 employees
70% growth in twelve years - 13bn tonne km to 22.2bn tonne km
UK rail freight market share v road increased from 8.5% to 11.5%
£1.5bn private sector investment
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UK rail freight volume growth – billion tonne kilometres
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EWS – the business
English Welsh & Scottish Railway Turnover £540mProfitable and cash generative100 million tonnes of freight
Shareholder Deutsche Bahn
Formed from the privatisation of British Rail’s freight businessesBetween 1995 and 1998 purchased B.R.’s bulk freight businesses, Royal Mail business and Channel Tunnel businessOperates in the coal, steel, stone, petroleum, container, manufacturing and consumer goods markets
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EWS – keys to success
Create a defined product with clear customer service agreements and a stable operating planImprove asset utilisation which has leading to reduced locomotive, wagon and staff costsSignificant investment in IT, new terminals, locomotives and wagonsYear on year safety improvements across the businessDelivering through a committed workforce
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EWS - three strategies
Develop UK rail freight market through four market focused business units created in 2007
Develop business in Western Europe through Euro Cargo Rail
Extend maintenance capability: Axiom Rail
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EWS: UK Business Units (1)
EWS EnergyCoal for electricity generation and industrial use
Mature market that has seen a move from indigenous production to imports
On-rail competition
Volumes affected by external events such as weather and price of alternative fuels
EWS IndustrialMetals and Petroleum business
Work closely with Corus, the principal metals customer
International opportunities
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EWS: UK Business Units (2)
EWS ConstructionExpanding business linked with economic growth
Aggregates, cement and building materials
London Olympics
EWS NetworkA mixed portfolio
Provides engineering trains and other services to Network Rail
Expanding intermodal business
Wagonload business
International traffic through the Channel Tunnel linked to Euro Cargo Rail and German traffic
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Axiom Rail
Provider of comprehensive Rolling Stock services
UK and European presence
Overhauls of freight and passenger stock
Manufacturing freight suspensions
World market potential
The European opportunity
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Growing in France
Created Euro Cargo Rail in 2005
EWSI Safety Certificate granted 3 October 2005
Access rights extended to most routes in France, 150 services a week
Regular business now being operated: aggregates, grain, water
150 drivers and more in training
Class 66 approved for operation in France
50 locomotives operating
New diesel and electric locomotives being delivered
Eight service centres covering the whole country
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Euro Cargo Rail in Spain
Ignacio Larequi appointed as Managing Director of Euro Cargo Rail Spain
Experienced transport professional most recently with CP ships
We hold a European operating licence
We hold a Part ‘A’ Security / Safety Certificate
Starting work on a Part ‘B’ Security / Safety Certificate
Discussions held with ADIF’s customer and safety teams
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Euro Cargo Rail in Spain
Discussions held with potential customers, ports and regional authorities
Talking to equipment suppliers
Recruitment of drivers underway
Many new business opportunities
We are interested in a range of commodities – including Automotive traffic
We will commence operations in 2008
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Summary
EWS is a major success that has attracted significant investment and is now moving to a European wide network with Deutsche Bahn
The focus on customer service, productivity and performance has created major growth in the UK and in mainland Europe
Euro Cargo Rail’s Open Access rail freight services in Spain will focus on high-quality customer service combined with intense asset utilisation to provide an unbeatable freight transport offer
We will pay particular attention to attracting business from road to rail whilst providing a competitive offer for existing rail freight traffic
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Contact in Spain
Ignacio LarequiDirector General
EURO CARGO RAIL SpainTorre EuropaPaseo de la Catellana 95, 1528046 - Madrid
+34 914 186 937Cell: +44 (0)7801 905 935E-mail: [email protected]
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