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Maintenance concession and relation with the government

Maintenance concession and relation with the government. 14 march 2006 ProRail Strategy & Policy department peter.krumm@prorail.nl. A PREAMBLE TO THE CONCESSION. 1992: first thoughts on implementation of EU legislation on liberalisation of rail

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Maintenance concession and relation with the government

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  1. Maintenance concession and relation with the government 14 march 2006 ProRail Strategy & Policy department peter.krumm@prorail.nl

  2. A PREAMBLE TO THE CONCESSION • 1992: first thoughts on implementation of EU legislation on liberalisation of rail • 1995: separation between ‘trains’ and ‘tracks’ within constraints of NS • 2000: transfer of shares of “ProRail” from NS to Dutch government • 2001: approval of railway act and regulation in Dutch parliament • 2003: “merger” of traffic control, capacity management and infrastructure management into ProRail • 2005: management concession for Dutch main rail infrastructure • 2006: start of the evaluation of the Dutch railway act

  3. Parlement EU GOVERNMENT • Concession • Performance contract • Concession • Performance contract Supervisors (NMa & IVW) RU’S PRORAIL Quality of infrastructure - Availability • Reliability Access charges OVERVIEW OF RELATIONS BETWEEN PRORAIL AND STAKEHOLDERS _____ NMa = Office of Transport Regulation IVW = Rail Division of the Inspection Service of Transport (IVW)

  4. CONCESSION RETURNS RESPONSIBILITY TO THE RAILWAY SECTOR • Obligation to take care of transport (NS) and manage the rail infrastructure (ProRail) • Obligation to draw up annual business plans including long range financial plans and professionalisation plans. • Obligation to inform and consult (transparency) • Business plans to improve performance, professionalisation of organisations, and migration to output and outcome steering. • Infrastructure manager is responsible for performance of rail infrastructure in the short and long term. • Railway undertakings are charged minimally the variable costs of infrastructure management

  5. PROCESS OF BUDGETTING AND ALIGNMENT year t+1 Begroting Jaar t Budget Ministry of Transport year t Approval Business plan & Subsidy Concession Financial check Content check Access agreements Business plan ProRail ProRail – Railway undertakings 10 year financial projection Optimalisation between partner in the railway sector Budget is framework with which the sector has to agree on allocation of finance and performance. Business plan NS

  6. CONCESSION REQUIRES ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN • Business plan should include: • A description of the way ProRail will effectuate its care obligations • A detailed description of activities during the upcoming concession period including financing • An overview of performance indicators and targets • A vision on ProRail organisation and railway sector including a roadmap to professionalisation of ProRail • An overview of financial requirements for a period of 10 years. • The business plan replaces traditional subsidies and contracts

  7. CONSULTATION OF RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS IS ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN BUSINESS PLAN • According to the concession ProRail has to consult railway undertakings and regional authorities on all items which require approval of the Minister of Transport: • Key performance indicators, measurement system, targets and activities • Actions with regard to safety and environment, and accessibility • Agreement with NS on actions with regard to punctuality.

  8. PRORAIL STILL LARGLY DEPENDS ON GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS • ProRail’s main financial source is the maintenance budget based on the concession. • Access charges are increasingly part of ProRail’s financial means. Currently the access charges are 13% of total costs. • In addition ProRail receives income from separate assignments of the Ministry of Transport and of third parties (regional or local authorities). • Ministry of Transport aims at alignment of all concession related financial requests. As of 2006 investments will also become part of the business plan.

  9. Budget 2006 in € million MAINTENANCE BUDGET 2006 Total maintenance budget = € 1218 million

  10. Investment budget 2006 in € million FINANCIAL MEANS IN 2006 MAINTENANCE AND INVESTMENTS Total budget = € 2194 million

  11. RELATION PRORAIL AND DUTCH GOVERNMENT IS A COMPLEX MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT ROLES • Department of Transportation is 100% shareholder of ProRail • Department of Transportation has granted ProRail a 10-year concession for the Dutch main rail infrastructure • Department of Transportation controls safety supervisor • Regional authorities are increasingly grant transportation concessions and in the near future possibly also maintenance concession • Different sections within the Department of Transportation sometimes have conflicting interest

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