Letter from Hutchison Ports (UK)
| Date | 22 July 2010 |
| Section | DBS Regulation 29 appeal regarding access to the Port of Felixstowe |
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Kara Johnson
Executive, Track Access
Office
of
Rail Regulation
One
Kemble Street
LONDON
WC2B4AN
22 July 2010
Dear Kara
Aooeal
Under
Regulation 29 of
The
Railways
Infrastructure
(Access
and
Management) Regulations 2005 (the "Regulations") by DB Schenker Rail (UK)
Limited ("DBS")
regarding
the
Port
of Felixstowe ("PoF").
Thank you for your letters
of
6th and 16th July under which you forwarded to us
letters from DBS dated 2nd and 15th July respectively.
We have decided not to comment at this point on
DBS's
letter
of
2nd July as we
believe we have already addressed the points raised in it in some detail in earlier
correspondence with you. In particular we refer you to our letters to you dated 12
March, 3 June and 14 June.
With reference to DBS
's
letter
of
15 July we note
DBS's
continued attempt to argue
that
HPUK
has in some way been inconsistent in relation to its statements regarding
the number
of
daily trains that might be able to operate to/from the rail terminals at
PoF. This view is incorrect, HPUK has stated both in this appeal and in the separate
planning applications that the ability
of
the rail terminals at PoF to handle more than
28 daily trains is dependent on both the freight operating companies
("FOes
")
identifying through negotiation and discussion with Network Rail new paths on the
branch line and PoF being able to identify matching rail terminal capacity -
something which can only be achieved by improving the operational environment at
PoF.
HPUK
has identified a number
of
ways
of
potentially achie ving this some
of
which would require the co-operation
of
the
Foes
. As stated in previous
correspondence
HPUK
would have liked to have discussed some
of
these proposals
with DBS but it instead decided to launch the curren t appeal.
Finally we have received your letter
of
today
's
date concerning your proposed
handling
of
the appeal. We will respond in due course once we have received the
additional letter you have said you are sending us.
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Martin
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