RAILWAY INDUSTRY TRAIN PLANNING LEVEL 2 TRAINING Module 2 - Who, What Why?

Train Planning Five things to think about Do WE know WHAT we do ? Do WE understand WHY we do it ? Do WE know WHO we do it for ? Do our CUSTOMERS know WHAT we do ? Do our CUSTOMERS understand WHY we do it ?

Putting the Railway into perspective Vital statistics - 20,000 miles of track 34,000 train movements per day – 92% passenger 8% freight 2,500 stations Currently 20 (Franchised), 9 (Open Access) TOCs, and 5 principal FOCs

Network Rail Manages development and delivery of the timetabling process Maintains and renews the network Manages signalling Prohibited from being a train operator

Train Operating Companies Currently 20 franchised passenger operators 9 “Open Access” operators not operating under “franchise” conditions That is without any Tax-payer support All services shown in the National Rail Timetable (last ‘officially’ printed edition May 2007, now free on Network Rail web site). Generic term includes 5 principal Freight Operators

Train Operating Companies Three broad categories of train services Long distance ‘Inter City’ Regional Commuter and suburban  (Some TOCs cover all categories) Lease Rolling Stock from ROSCOs Operate over Network Rail infrastructure

What is NR Operational Planning ? The activity concerned with planning and documenting the allocation of network capacity to all Railway Undertakings. Specifically within Network Rail it is the department dealing with –Timetable Planning Track Access –Engineering Planning Engineering Access

Operational Planning Works to processes set down in legislation and overseen by the ORR, DfT, etc Impacts on Network Rail’s revenue stream –225,000 train paths every week –Selling un-used or ‘white space’, is a key activity Has a major impact on TOCs income and costs Plans access to the infrastructure for maintenance and renewal of the network

Network Rail Planning Inputs Network Code – Part D Track Access Agreements Geographic/diagrammatic maps of the network e.g. Sectional Appendix Requests for Access (Bids) Maintenance and renewal strategies i.e what we need to do the job

Network Rail Planning Outputs Responses to access requests Published Train Service Schedules (TSDB) Working Timetables (WTT) Public Timetables (NRT) Weekly/Daily Amended Train Notices (WATN/DATN) Weekly Operating Notice (WON) i.e what we produce

Network Rail Planning ‘Tools’ Rules of the Route Rules of the Plan TrainPlan/ITPS Bplan Capacity Management system - Railsys Possession Planning System - PPS i.e what we use to produce a plan

TOCs Inputs Network Code Access Agreements Franchise requirements (SLCs/PSRs) Outputs Timetable specification Supporting pocket timetables, etc Meeting customers’ needs Tools Rules of the Route/Plan Voyagerplan/TrainPlan Bplan Therefore very much the same …………………….

TPC Organisation Train Planning Centre Manager Capacity Allocation Manager Network Trains Manager Informed Traveller Manager Schedule Integrity Manager SNFC (Leeds only)

Sample TOC Organisation Chart Head of Planning & Access Timetable Production Manager Amended Access Manager Service Planning Assistant Timetable Production Assistant Timetable Planning Manager Timetable Planning Assistant Timing Managers (STP) Planning Assistants (STP)

Module 2 Syndicate Questions Q1. With which external bodies/customers does NR Operational Planning work and in what way ? Q2.Who are the customers of a Train Operator’s train plans ? Q3. (a) Why is pleasing the customer so important (b) What does a customer want from a supplier ?