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THE TTR PROCESS

supported byTTR Plenary DayVienna, 25 September 2019

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Current Situation

RequestsTOO EARLYfor freight Requests

TOO LATEfor passenger

NO focus onORIGIN -

DESTINATIONdue to national

planning

INSTABILITYof timetablesdue to TCRs

MANUAL WORK in path planning and international

coordination

• In ATT: Plenty of Cancellations

• In ATT: Need for Modifications

• In ATT: Unnecessary Coordination Efford

• In Ad-Hoc: Only Leftover Capacity

• Timetables only Published in October

• Unreliable Path Offers

• Redundant Work for IMs and RUs

• Unsatisfied End Customers

• Long Lead Times• Little Flexibility• Too Little Border

Harmonization• Unnecessary

Complexity for International Paths

ROAD:- Short Lead Times- Reliable Transport

Times

ROAD + AVIATION:- Timeatables + Booking

Systems ½ year in advance

ROAD:- Origin-Destination?

What‘s the Problem?

ROAD:- Alternatives in Case

of TCRs are Quickly Available

ROAD + AVIATION:- Well Harmonized- Well Digitalized

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RequestsTOO EARLYfor freight Requests

TOO LATEfor passenger

NO focus onORIGIN -

DESTINATIONdue to national

planning

INSTABILITYof timetablesdue to TCRs

MANUAL WORK in path planning and international

coordination

• In ATT: Plenty of Cancellations

• In ATT: Need for Modifications

• In ATT: Unnecessary Coordination Efford

• In Ad-Hoc: Only Leftover Capacity

• Timetables only Published in October

• Unreliable Path Offers

• Redundant Work for IMs and RUs

• Unsatisfied End Customers

• Long Lead Times• Little Flexibility• Too Little Border

Harmonization• Unnecessary

Complexity for International Paths

ROAD:- Short Lead Times- Reliable Transport

Times

ROAD + AVIATION:- Timeatables + Booking

Systems ½ year in advance

ROAD:- Origin-Destination?

What‘s the Problem?

ROAD:- Alternatives in Case

of TCRs are Quickly Available

ROAD + AVIATION:- Well Harmonized- Well Digitalized

Requirement for a New Process

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Market RequirementsThe first question was: What kind of request is required to fulfil market needs?

- A request method for later requests(especially required by freight traffic)

- The current timetabling process, but improved(especially required by passenger traffic)

-> ROLLING PLANNING (RP)

-> ANNUAL TIMETABLING (ATT)

Market TTR Team

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ATT requests work similar to the current ATT, with the improvements:

- It is accelerated (earlier requests and earlier offers)

- It is based on dedicated capacity

Request Methods

RP requests are an innovative new request method as alternative to ATT:

- Requests can be placed shortly before the first operation day (4 to 1 month)

- It is based on safeguarded capacity

- The validity period of the request can go beyond the TT period (‚multi-annual request‘)

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Capacity Model with Capacity PartitioningIn order to support both approaches, capacity needs to be planned and partitioned, before the start of the request phase (‘Advanced Planning’).

I need capacity for my early

requests!

But safeguard capacity for my later requests!

I have capacity restrictions!

IM

RU1 RU2

- Capacity Models must be created to ensure the inclusion of all market requirements

- Construction works and other Temporary Capacity Restrictions (TCRs) must be taken into consideration

- Capacity Models must be created for each line and for every year

- It must focus on origin to destination approach

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Inclusion of Temporary Capacity Restrictions (TCRs)For stable capacity models, unavailable capacity must be included: The Temporary Capacity Restrictions.

The TCR coordination process is already based on Annex VII of Directive 2012/34/EU and is described in the TCR Guidelines issued by RNE:

- Major, High and Medium impact TCRs: Fixed by X-12 / included in the annual TT

- Minor impact TCRs: Fixed by X-4 / allocation of paths 4 (passenger) or 1 (freight) months in advance

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Principles of Capacity PartitioningThe Capacity Partitioning follows two principles:

1) Partitioning by market needs:

Capacity required for TCRs

Capacity available for ATT (especially for passenger)

Capacity safeguarded for RP (especially for freight)

Note: If required, ATT can be planned for freight and RP for passenger traffic as well

2) Inclusion as path or band:

Capacity bands blocked for TCRs

Capacity bands with one or several paths

System paths with exact path details

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Basis for Capacity Model and Capacity Partitioning In order to create the Capacity Model and partition the capacity, the IMs need input from several sources:

CapacityModel

Capacity Needs Announcements

Experiences by IMs

Results from Capacity Strategy

Expected Change of Traffic Volume

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Allocation RulesAs additional framework condition ‚Allocation Rules‘ are needed in the complete allocation process (X-36-X+12):

- Allocation rules are a decision making tool (for ATT)

- In case of no commonly agreed solution between involved parties

- First priority for IMs: Finding alternative solutions in case of conflicts

Capacity Model(not enough capacity is

available)

Annual TT requests (conflicting or more requests

than available capacity)

Rolling Planning requests (more requests than available

capacity)

Process Steps in which Allocation Rules Can Be Applied

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TTR TimelineFinally, all TTR components must be aligned in one timeline:

Leading entities are required to monitor and steer the process!

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Preconditions for the TTR ProcessThe TTR process requires some framework conditions to be adapted, improved or created. They must ensure that…

… all stakeholders implement the process in the same way

-> Legal Framework

… all stakeholders behave in accordance with the process components’ intention

-> Commercial Conditions

… all stakeholders can access the process and receive information real-time and in high quality

-> IT Landscape

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TTR as Answer to Nowaday‘s Main ProblemsRequests

TOO EARLYfor freight

RequestsTOO LATE

for passenger

NO focus onORIGIN - DESTINATION

due to national planning

INSTABILITYof timetablesdue to TCRs

MANUAL WORK in path planning and international

coordination

Path request method Rolling Planning, with safeguarded capacity

Path request method ATT, with reduced lead times

International Capacity Models, steered by leading entities

Inclusion of TCRs in Capacity Model and process timeline;Binding implementation supported by legal framework;Introduction of common commercial conditions

Introduction of common IT landscape

Market Orientation

Efficiency

Reliability/StabilityBinding

Implementation

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Test of TTR: The TTR Pilots- Since 2017, TTR is being tested on various pilot

lines

- Since 2019, the project ‘TTR Pilots’ is in charge for any changes of the process description

- For TT 2021, 3 pilot lines and one network pilot will be active

- Publication of capacities in CMS:https://cms.rne.eu/ttr-communication-platform

https://cms.rne.eu/ttr-communication-platform

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Questions?

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Links and Contacts

Project leader 'TTR Pilots'Daniel Haltnerd.haltner@trasse.ch

Further information can be found online: ttr.rne.eu

TTR working material (e.g. full TTR Process Description)

can be downloaded at:

https://cms.rne.eu/ttr-documents

Deputy Project leader 'TTR Pilots'Philipp Koiserphilipp.koiser@rne.eu

Deputy Project leader 'TTR Pilots'Peter Jäggypeter.jaeggy@forumtraineurope.eu

mailto:d.haltner@trasse.chhttp://ttr.rne.eu/https://cms.rne.eu/ttr-documentsmailto:philipp.koiser@rne.eumailto:peter.jaeggy@forumtraineurope.eu