Rail News Blogging #14 | 36 comments (36 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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I though other issues with open access freight operators was access to terminal facilities and effectively to customers. How would an open access operator handle anything but a block train? How would they access an intermodal terminal?

by Jace (jace6315 at yahoo etc.) on Mon Jun 18th, 2012 at 04:47:08 PM EST
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Terminals are supposed to operate in open-access mode, but indeed that's a conflict potential, too. In particular in Poland, where new entrants are accusing incumbent PKP of blocking them by demanding unreasonably long buffer times and high charges for the use of their terminals.

An open access operator could also handle wagonload traffic, and there are examples on branchlines and industrial connections abandoned by the freight branch of the incumbent, but of course these aren't much profitable (nor are they an example of competition).

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by DoDo on Tue Jun 19th, 2012 at 01:36:39 AM EST
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Terminals are supposed to operate in open-access mode

The relevant passage in the Second Railway Package (2004/51/EC):

Track access to, and supply of services in, the terminals
and ports linked to rail activities referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, serving or potentially serving more than one final customer, shall be provided to all railway undertakings in a non-discriminatory and transparent manner and requests by railway undertakings may be subject to restrictions only if viable alternatives by rail under market conditions exist.

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by DoDo on Tue Jun 19th, 2012 at 03:55:02 AM EST
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