Freight

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Freight International PerspectiveIain
Gardiner
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EWS Activities

• 3 UK Safety Cases and numerous exemptions, with
  varying expiry dates
• 8000 Freight trains in UK per week
• International freight trains through Channel
  Tunnel into Europe EWSI
• Passenger Charter trains across UK Res
• ECR freight trains in France

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EWS Assets

• 5,000 staff
• 400 diesel and electric locomotives
• 10,000 wagons
• 350 managed sites

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Summer 2006Planned Transfer to ROGS

• Part A Safety Certificate for EWS Holdings
• Part B Safety Certificates for
• EWS (UK)
• Res (UK)
• EWSI (IGC)
• ECR (France)

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Consultation Process - 1

• September 2006 Sought 2 nominees from each of
  4 trades unions to participate in SC workshops
• One page Brief for Joint Safety Committee 31
  October 2007
• Article in EWS Staff Newspaper
• 2 day Consultation Workshops
• Risk assessment reviews on 6 7 November
• Draft application documents on 12 13 Dec.

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Key Messages

• Continuity of operations and the existing SMS
• EWS received deemed safety certificates based on
  existing safe operations under RSCs
• Building on process for reviewing safety cases
• Opportunity to listen to staff and include all
  suggestions for change
• Background of ongoing changes to organisation

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Consultation Process - 2

• Revised application document sent out 20 Dec. to
• HMRI lead inspector
• Network Rail / CTRL/ LUL
• Eurotunnel / Heritage railways
• Nominated Trades Unions HQ officials
• Safety Reps who attended workshops
• Advised all UK TOCs that document had been issued
  and responded to requests for it
• Phoned TU Officials to ask if they had comments

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Consultation Process - 3

• Met HMRI Lead Inspector to review his comments
  and those he had received from other parties
• Further Revised the application documents and
  sent to HMRI and stakeholders 28 February
• Received signed UK Safety Certificates on 19
  March 2007

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Next Steps

• Part B Safety Certificate for EWSI
• Part B Safety Certificate for ECR
• Revise EWS Safety Management System

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