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Ronny Dillen Managing Director +32 485 804 582 r onny.dillen@rsn.be

Railway Challenges i n Belgium. Ronny Dillen Managing Director +32 485 804 582 r onny.dillen@rsn.be. Railway companies with a European License delivered in Belgium. Railway companies with a Safety Certificate B in Belgium. Railway companies with a Safety Certificate B in Belgium.

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Ronny Dillen Managing Director +32 485 804 582 r onny.dillen@rsn.be

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  1. Railway Challenges in Belgium Ronny Dillen Managing Director +32 485 804 582 ronny.dillen@rsn.be

  2. Railway companies with a European License delivered in Belgium

  3. Railway companies with a Safety Certificate B in Belgium

  4. Railway companies with a Safety Certificate B in Belgium

  5. Railway companies with a Safety Certificate B in Belgium

  6. Railway companies with a Safety Certificate B in Belgium

  7. Freight Railway companies active in Belgium • 16 companies with a safety certificate B, of which 9 active in freight: • Rotterdam Rail Feeding • Railtraxx • NMBS Logistics • SNCF + Captrain Belgium • Europorte France • Crossrail Benelux • Trainsport / Rurtalbahn • DB Schenker Nederland / Euro Cargo Rail • CFL Cargo

  8. Infrabel Yearly Report 2013

  9. Regular seen freight locomotives on the Belgian infrastructure • Diesel Engines • G 2000 Manufacturer Vossloh • Diesel-Hydraulic locomotive • 2240 kW • Axle arrangement Bo-Bo (4 axles) • Class 66 Manufacturer Electro Motive Division • Diesel-Electric locomotive • 2462 kW • Axle arrangement Co-Co (6 axles) • Type 77 Manufacturer Siemens-Vossloh • Diesel-Hydraulic locomotive • 1150 kW • Axle arrangement Bo-Bo (4 axles) • EURO 4000Manufacturer Vossloh • Diesel-Electric locomotive • 3178 kW • Axle arrangement Co-Co (6 axles)

  10. Regular seen freight locomotives on the Belgian infrastructure • Electric Engines • BR 186 Manufacturer Bombardier • Electric locomotive • 5600 kW • Axle arrangement Bo-Bo (4 axles) • T 13Manufacturer Alstom • Electric locomotive • 5200 kW • Axle arrangement Bo-Bo (4 axles)

  11. Challenges in Belgium ETCS Problematic

  12. Challenges in Belgium ETCS Problematic • TBL1+ end of 2015 or…… ETCS • Memor will be dismantled as of Jan, 1, 2016 • Problems on some locomotive types • Class 66: prototype testing failed • G2000: manufacturer refuses to release source codes • BR 186: ETCS different countries not compatible (already 4 types of ETCS in The Netherlands) • Not clear specifications • Software 2.3.0.d gives still problems • Not uniformity of ETCS systems gives drivers complexity and sector does not know which system is the right one now  Leasing companies don’t know how to continue since manufactures are not willing/able to solve the problems • Sector will react with letter to the Authorities

  13. Challenges in Belgium Engine Drivers • Training of 9-10 months • Investment cost of 40.000,- euro • Trucking sector is heavily subsidysed by government but driver earns less • Shortage of Drivers • Engine Driver is free to go after 9 months • Heavy recruitment (promising high fees) by competitors which wants to enter the Belgian market, salaries go up again which sector cannot bear • No protection for the Railway company…. …………..who selected/trained de candidate driver

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