Caltrain faces major changes as it considers new governance structures. It operates well but heavy rail and HSR projects will impact it. Key issues include funding these projects, managing joint operations on shared lines, ensuring accessible stations, and eliminating grade crossings. Options discussed include various ownership models from public to private. The UK franchise model is examined as one potential approach, with privately operated trains paying to access a publicly owned network. The document proposes one hypothetical approach making Caltrain responsible for infrastructure and charging access fees to other operators.
Performance & Engine
Acceleration 0-62mph 6secs
Top Speed 155mph
Max Power 276bhp
Max Power @ 5500rpm
Max Torque 295lb/ft
Max Torque @ 2500rpm
Engine Size 1998cc
Aspiration TURBO CHARGED
Valve Gear DOHC
Number of Cylinders 4
Cylinder Arrangement IN LINE
Driven Wheels FRONT
Euro Status E5
Number of Gears 6
Cost & Efficiency
CO2 189g/km
EC Combined 34.9mpg
Extra Urban 43.5mpg
Urban 26.2mpg
Insurance Group (1-20) E
Insurance Group (1-50) 35E
Security Approved Alarm & Immobiliser
Weights & Measures
Length 4466mm
Width 2020mm
Height 1482mm
Weight (kerb/unladen) 1475kg
Number of Seats 5
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Performance & Engine
Acceleration 0-62mph 6secs
Top Speed 155mph
Max Power 276bhp
Max Power @ 5500rpm
Max Torque 295lb/ft
Max Torque @ 2500rpm
Engine Size 1998cc
Aspiration TURBO CHARGED
Valve Gear DOHC
Number of Cylinders 4
Cylinder Arrangement IN LINE
Driven Wheels FRONT
Euro Status E5
Number of Gears 6
Cost & Efficiency
CO2 189g/km
EC Combined 34.9mpg
Extra Urban 43.5mpg
Urban 26.2mpg
Insurance Group (1-20) E
Insurance Group (1-50) 35E
Security Approved Alarm & Immobiliser
Weights & Measures
Length 4466mm
Width 2020mm
Height 1482mm
Weight (kerb/unladen) 1475kg
Number of Seats 5
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An evaluation of the Parkiteer secure bicycle parking project as deployed on Melbourne's rail network and the knowledge gained from the first 18 months of Parkiteer operations.
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This executive briefing will help purchasing and supply professionals better understand their transportation and 3rd party logistics needs and develop sourcing strategies to fulfill those needs. Part II of two parts.
The session will focus on three topics. First, the terminology and economic basics of transportation and 3rd party logistics will be discussed. Next, alternate transportation/3rd party logistics strategies will be discussed. This topic will include a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of private and for-hire alternatives. The final topic will identify and discuss alternative sourcing strategies when using for-hire transportation and 3rd party logistics services.
Lessons Learned in Transit Efficiencies, Revenue Generation, and Cost Reductions
Presented by: Joel Volinski, Director, National Center for Transit Research, University of South Florida
Over the years, transit systems have responded to budget challenges by becoming more diligent
and creative in developing ways to generate non-traditional revenues and to reduce costs without raising fares or cutting service. Mr. Volinski will discuss a project, first reported on in 1996, whose objective was to collect innovative ideas from transit agencies throughout the country. The ideas collected were then synthesized and redistributed to transit agencies throughout the nation, allowing all agencies to have the potential to replicate successful techniques. Mr. Volinski will also provide a sampling of the 200 successful ideas that have been put in place in dozens of transit agencies across the country.
Presentation by Dr Tony Fowkes delivered as part of the seminar series at the Institute for Transport Studies (ITS), October 2014.
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/about/events/seminar-series
http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/t.fowkes
Hear from technical experts and state and regional leaders on the frontlines of developing policies, implementation strategies, financial tools and governance systems to meet the climate challenges of the 21st century. Groundbreaking federal and state policies demand an aggressive reduction of carbon and ozone emissions. Meeting these goals calls for a range of strategies from the transportation, building, energy, business and agriculture sectors. Learn about the short- and longer-term strategies to make our regions and communities healthier and more resilient, including the integration of transportation and land use planning as outlined in California’s SB 375. A timely conversation leading up to the UN climate talks in Paris this December.
Moderator: Deron Lovaas, State/Federal Policy & Practice Director, Urban Solutions Program, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC
Kathryn Zyla, Deputy Director, Georgetown Climate Center, Washington, DC
Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments, Los Angeles, California
Kate White, Deputy Secretary, Environmental Policy and Housing Coordination, California State Transportation Agency, Sacramento, California
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This executive briefing will help purchasing and supply professionals better understand their transportation and 3rd party logistics needs and develop sourcing strategies to fulfill those needs. Part II of two parts.
The session will focus on three topics. First, the terminology and economic basics of transportation and 3rd party logistics will be discussed. Next, alternate transportation/3rd party logistics strategies will be discussed. This topic will include a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of private and for-hire alternatives. The final topic will identify and discuss alternative sourcing strategies when using for-hire transportation and 3rd party logistics services.
Lessons Learned in Transit Efficiencies, Revenue Generation, and Cost Reductions
Presented by: Joel Volinski, Director, National Center for Transit Research, University of South Florida
Over the years, transit systems have responded to budget challenges by becoming more diligent
and creative in developing ways to generate non-traditional revenues and to reduce costs without raising fares or cutting service. Mr. Volinski will discuss a project, first reported on in 1996, whose objective was to collect innovative ideas from transit agencies throughout the country. The ideas collected were then synthesized and redistributed to transit agencies throughout the nation, allowing all agencies to have the potential to replicate successful techniques. Mr. Volinski will also provide a sampling of the 200 successful ideas that have been put in place in dozens of transit agencies across the country.
Presentation by Dr Tony Fowkes delivered as part of the seminar series at the Institute for Transport Studies (ITS), October 2014.
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/about/events/seminar-series
http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/t.fowkes
Hear from technical experts and state and regional leaders on the frontlines of developing policies, implementation strategies, financial tools and governance systems to meet the climate challenges of the 21st century. Groundbreaking federal and state policies demand an aggressive reduction of carbon and ozone emissions. Meeting these goals calls for a range of strategies from the transportation, building, energy, business and agriculture sectors. Learn about the short- and longer-term strategies to make our regions and communities healthier and more resilient, including the integration of transportation and land use planning as outlined in California’s SB 375. A timely conversation leading up to the UN climate talks in Paris this December.
Moderator: Deron Lovaas, State/Federal Policy & Practice Director, Urban Solutions Program, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC
Kathryn Zyla, Deputy Director, Georgetown Climate Center, Washington, DC
Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments, Los Angeles, California
Kate White, Deputy Secretary, Environmental Policy and Housing Coordination, California State Transportation Agency, Sacramento, California
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Connecting Communities Optimizing Highways Event April 18
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1. Where To With Caltrain
Governance?
Caltrain Governance Discussion
Lou Thompson
February 11, 2014
Thompson, Galenson and Associates, LLC
14684 Stoneridge Drive
Saratoga, CA 95070-5745
http://www.tgaassoc.com
Tel: (408) 647-2104
Fax: (408) 647-2105
lou.thompson@gmail.com
2. The Major Points
Caltrain does well operationally, BUT
Major changes coming
Major issues to be resolved
Options for new ownership and
governance structures
Making the decision: benefits, risks
and resources
For the sake of argument: one idea
12. Major Changes Are Coming
Electrification of Caltrain
DTX (with ET, could double Caltrain
demand)
HSR
UP (freight on Caltrain line)
ACE extensions (Dumbarton Bridge)?
BART to San Jose
13. Major Issues
Money (Caltrain, DTX and HSR)
Joint operations on same lines: who
owns, schedules, dispatches, pays
what to whom, and is liable?
Level boarding and common platform
heights (Transbay Terminal)
Grade crossings must be eliminated
15. Rail Structures
Suburban
INFRASTRUCTURE
PASSENGER
Intercity
HSR
Integral (Monolithic)
Local or National
National Railway
Railway
Dominant/Tenant
National
Railway
Local operator Intercity operators
usually dominant usually dominant:
with intercity
freight in US,
tenants
passenger in Japan
Local or national
National
National Network
Separated Infrastructure
Network
Network
Provider
provider
Provider
FREIGHT
Suburban
Private or
National
Railway
Local or
National
Railway
Intercity
freight
operators
dominant
Local control,
some freight
and intercity
tenants
National
Network
Provider
Local
agencies
OPERATIONS
PASSENGER
Intercity
HSR
National
Railway
National
Railway
Freight
tenants
National
National
Operator,
Operator,
competition competition
possible
possible
FREIGHT
Examples
Private or
National
Railway
China, India,
BART
Passenger
tenants,
US (Class I
some freight and Amtrak),
tenants by
Canada,
trackage
Japan
rights
Multiple
operators
EU model,
Australia
16. Bringing Ownership Into the Picture
Private Role
Fully State-Owned
Unbundling
Integral (Monolithic)
China, Belarus,
South Africa,
Dominant Operator
Integral, tenant
operators pay
for access
Amtrak and VIA,
Japan Rail
Freight, Russia
Vertical Separation
("Open Access")
all operators pay
for access
"Standard" EU
model
Partnerships
Network Rail?
Exclusive
Passenger and
freight
concessions
Privately Owned
Smaller US freight
railroads (500),
East Japan,
Central Japan
and West
Japan, Taiwan
HSR
Caltrain with UP as
tenant
Most US freight
railways
Some UK franchises,
Network Rail?
Most UK franchises,
Railtrack (but
not Network
Rail), EWS
17. Business Models in Rail
Passenger Service
Wholly integral – BART
Management contract – Caltrain, MBTA
Gross cost franchise (UK urban
franchises)
Net cost franchise (UK longer haul
franchises, Rio and BsAs suburban)
Wholly private (Taiwan HSR, Japanese
HSR)
18. The U.K. Model?
Network Rail, a “not for profit” corporation owns, improves
and maintains the infrastructure.
Network Rail charges franchises (and freight companies) a
published set of access charges. These charges recover all
maintenance and some of the investment: regulated by ORR
Private companies compete for 5-7 year passenger franchises
awarded by DfT with some role by local authorities.
Competition is usually for minimum support, but can include
payments to government. Freight minimally supported.
Rolling stock leased from leasing companies (ROSCOs)
Services and charges regulated by ORR
19. CA Services and UK Franchise
Passengers
(000,000)
250.0
200.0
150.0
100.0
50.0
-
Note: UK Data taken from ORR National Rail Trends Yearbook 2010/2011
20. CA Services and UK Franchises:
Passenger-Miles (000,000)
3,500.0
3,000.0
2,500.0
2,000.0
1,500.0
1,000.0
500.0
-
21. CA Services and UK Franchises:
Miles of Line
2,000.0
1,800.0
1,600.0
1,400.0
1,200.0
1,000.0
800.0
600.0
400.0
200.0
-
22. CA Services and UK Franchises:
Average Trip Length (Mi)
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
-
23. CA Services and UK Franchises: Traffic
Density
(Pass-Mile/Mile of Line)
8,000.0
7,000.0
6,000.0
5,000.0
4,000.0
3,000.0
2,000.0
1,000.0
-
24. Making the Decision
Public versus market (private) benefit and
cost balance: wholly public leads to BART,
wholly private to Taiwan HSR. Usually the
result is a balance (there is a public role)
Risk allocation (cost, schedule and demand)
Resources (who can pay and under what
conditions). Model has to match the money
No magic solutions
25. For Argument: One Approach
DTX tracks leased to Caltrain for a fee (not based on use)
Caltrain owns/leases and maintains all infrastructure (stations?).
Charges HSR/others an access fee based on use (various options)
HSR/Caltrain agree on schedules, have joint dispatching (CTC) center
to ensure neutrality in dispatching
HSR franchise operator will be allowed to compete for Caltrain
franchise (or contract) when re-offered
UP replaced by short line operator that uses electric traction and
operates only at night (full temporal separation)
State/local program to eliminate all grade crossings before HSR
Re-open Dumbarton Bridge to remove freight and let ACE serve midPeninsula directly
Oversight agency to coordinate all services. Harmonize fares and
and provide common ticketing?