REQUEST FOR OUT-OF-SIZE TRANSPORTATION
Alternative options to avoid saying “no”
September 2015
Table of contents
1. Procedure to request exceptional consignments
2. Gauge measurements
3. Alternative solutions
Background. Basic documents
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Network Statement
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Network maps
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General network gauges
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References to Exceptional Consignments
RailNet guides
Gauge Technical Instruction (FOM 1630/2015)
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Rolling stock gauge
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Infrastructure gauge
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Loading gauges (wagons + loading)
Adif General Instructions nº2 and 66
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Definition of EC
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Procedures for regulating the EC
EN 15273:2013
TSI Infra, RS and Energy
UIC Leaflet 502-1
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Gauge TI(FOM 1630/2015) and C-47
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Iberian Gauge:
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International Gauge:
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GHE16
GC
Combined transport profiles (C-47):
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C33-C352 (without exceed of loading gauge GHE16)
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C45-C364 (in certain lines applying C-47 prescriptions, regular EC)
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Commission for Loading Rules and Exceptional Consignment
Commission for Loading Rules and Exceptional Consignment
(CPCTE)
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ADIF
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Safety
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Training
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Logistics services
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Infrastructure
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Railway Undertakings
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Spanish Railways Safety Agency (AESF)
 Agrees with ADIF Technical Instructions
 Important role in the EC Procedure
 Groups for Exceptional Consignment
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Procedure for Request Exceptional Consignments (1/2)
Client
Ask for a transport
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Route
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Load and gauge study
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Loading rules
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Rolling stock
CPCTE
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Review RU data
Feasibility study
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Review past EC in the route
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Review last infra changes
Railway undertaking
Preliminary study
Request for ET to CPCTE
(Adif Group for Exceptional
Consignment)
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Procedure for Request Exceptional Consignments (2/2)
CPCTE
Feasibility study
OK
CPCTE
Set transport limitations (Adif Safety)
Release Transport Authorization
Railway undertaking
Traffic Department
Running plan
Report client
Request running plan
Exceptional Consignment
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ET Authorization maximum validity
period:1 year
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Feasibility studies
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When do we need them?
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No similar transports recorded
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Changes in the infrastructure
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Gauge data from RU study are near the infrastructure limit gauge
What can we do?
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Track auscultation
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Further assessments
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Field tests
Who does them?
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Adif Infrastructure and Safety Departments
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Engineering companies contracted by Adif
Who pays for them?
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Adif
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Gauge Measurements. When and how
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When do we measure?
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IM necessities (maintenance, after civil works…)
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Railway undertakings specifics demands
How
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LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)
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Laser 3D
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Gauge Measurements.
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Alternative solutions. Non infrastructure
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Alternative route
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Avoid certain tunnels
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Avoid certain bridges
Traffic control
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Use specific track
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Speed limitation
Different rolling stock
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Use of “more suitable” wagons
(< height of loading plane; <distance between bogie centers)
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Alternative solutions. Non infrastructure (2/2)
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Different loadings procedures
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Admit loading with the centre of gravity of the load offset in the
transverse direction respecting the maximum ratio between wheel loads
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Displace loading during transport to avoid infrastructure elements
(platform, tunnels, etc.) . Ex. electrical transformer transports.
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Alternative solutions. From infrastructure (1/2)
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Spot-on actions - Maintenance
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Re-alignment of the track
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Lower the cant of the track
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Remove catenary
Other actions – Investments
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New track alignment
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Slab track construction
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Actions in tunnels
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Increasing the tunnel section (by milling or excavation)
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Platforms rearrangement
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Rigid catenary
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Alternative solutions. From infrastructure (2/2)
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Other actions – Investments
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In bridges
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Deck substitution
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Platforms rearrangement
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Reinforcement
In stations
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Platforms rearrangement
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Track length extension
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For further information, please contact
Álvaro Mascaraque, International Directorate
E-Mail address:
Website:
[email protected]
www.adif.es