Series of 3 consecutive sessions:
1st Training Webinar
‘Introduction’
13 September 2023
15:00 – 16:30 CET
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2nd Training Webinar
‘Data upload’
20 September 2023
15:00 – 16:30 CET
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3rd Training Webinar
‘Data maintenance’
27 September 2023
15:00 – 16:30 CET
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All 3 Training Webinars will be held Online via MS Teams in English language and will be recorded.
Click here to register for the 3 sessions.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The RFP is a common European web portal providing quick access to information on all kinds of rail facilities, in particular rail freight facilities, for the planning of rail services.
Join us for informative and engaging RFP Training Webinars hosted by RailNetEurope in cooperation with UIRR and the RFC Network.
Here’s a overview of the 3 Training Webinars:
- 1st Training Webinar:
Introduction to RFP and minimum data requirements for terminals - 2nd Training Webinar:
Terminal data upload to RFP - 3rd Training Webinar:
Terminal data maintenance in RFP
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the RFP. The goal of the webinars is that you can manage your terminal data entries autonomously and make full advantage of RFP as promotional platform.
Join us for several days of informative webinars and interactive discussions at the RNE-hosted RFP TrainingWebinars 2023.
RAIL FACILITIES PORTAL – FACTS
The Rail Facilities Portal is the successor of the well-known “Railfreightlocations” portal,
initiated and authorised by the European Commission.
The Rail Facilities Portal provides quick access to information on all kinds of rail facilities,
in particular rail freight facilities, e.g. for the planning of rail services.
Moreover, the Rail Facilities Portal helps service facilities operators to comply with
their obligations resulting from Directives (EU) 2012/34/EU and (EU) 2177/2017.
The Rail Facilities Portal opens new opportunities for all kind of operating facilities
to publish their information for marketing purposes.
Click here to access the Rail Facilities Portal.
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SPEAKERS
Host
Michael Spannlang
IT Manager
(Rail Facilities Portal)
Moderator
Anna
Difliff
C-OSS Manager
RFC North Sea-Baltic
Speaker
Erik Nieuwenhuis
TAG speaker
RFC North Sea-Baltic
Speaker
Mateusz Nowak
Digital Project Officer
Speaker
Eric
Feyen
Technical Director
TRAINING PROGRAMME
1st Training Webinar
Show Timetable of 1st Training Webinar
15:00
Erik Nieuwenhuis
Welcome & Opening of the webinar
Introduction to RFP incl. Marketing Video
10 min
15:10
Eric Feyen
Benefits for terminals
5 min
15:15
Anna Difliff
Legal background
5 min
15:20
Eric Feyen
RFP as a business tool
5 min
15:25
Michael Spannlang
Live demo
15 min
15:40
all speakers
Q&A
10 min
15:50
Mateusz Nowak
Task & Poll for the audience
5 min
15:55
Mateusz Nowak
How to create a User and Organization?
Data Upload to the RFP (3 ways to feed the system)
10 min
16:05
Michael Spannlang
Minimum data requirements
10 min
16:15
all speakers
Q&A
10 min
16:25
until
16:30
Anna Difliff
To dos for next session &
Closure of the webinar
5 min
2nd Training Webinar
Show Timetable of 2nd Training Webinar
15:00
until
15:05
Erik Nieuwenhuis
Greetings and opening the webinar
5 min
15:05
until
15:15
Anna Difliff
Review of the to-do from session 1
Q&A
All speakers
10 min
15:15
until
15:30
Mateusz Nowak
How to feed the system with SF-data manually
> Data upload way n°1 (live demo)
15 min
15:30
until
15:40
Mateusz Nowak
Terminal testimonial: uploading the data in the system
- Showing the terminal data in the portal
- Showing the Excel file with highlight of complex points/
experienced challenges
10 min
15:40
until
15:50
Michael Spannlang
Importance of PCs, SLCs and UIC-codes
- Explanation & definition of each code
- Where to find each code
10 min
15:50
until
16:10
Michael Spannlang
How to use the EXCEL-Sheet for up-/download of data
> Data upload way n°2 (Live demo)
20 min
16:10
until
16:15
Michael Spannlang
Possibility of an interface
> Data upload way n° 3
- Example of DB Netz interface
- URL to retrieve PLC codes & integration into own
software
5 min
16:10
until
16:25
all speakers
Q&A
10 min
16:25
until
16:30
Anna Difliff
To-dos for next session and closure of the webinar
5 min
3rd Training Webinar
Show Timetable of 3rd Training Webinar
15:00
until
15:05
Erik Nieuwenhuis
Greetings and opening the webinar
5 min
15:05
until
15:15
Anna Difliff
Review of the to-do from session 2
Q&A
All speakers
10 min
15:15
until
15:25
Michael Spannlang
How to prepare the import sheet for upload and how to upload the sheet
10 min
15:25
until
15:30
Michael Spannlang
Upload of import sheets to test environment by participants
Live demo
5 min
15:30
until
15:35
Mateusz Nowak
Most frequent upload errors and how to solve them
Live demo
5 min
15:35
until
15:45
all speakers
Q&A
10 min
15:45
until
15:50
Mateusz Nowak
How to update data entries (data maintenance)
- Directly in the portal with manual correction
- Down-/Upload via Excel file
5 min
15:50
until
16:00
all speakers
Q&A
10 min
16:00
until
16:10
Michael Spannlang
Additional benefits of RFP
(e.g. stored searches, automatic emails, multiple organizations, handling over a SF to
another organization, responsibility over data, …)
10 min
16:10
until
16:15
Michael Spannlang
Outlook to the future (RIS go-live Q1-24)
- Changes in mandatory data
- Impact on interface
- Development timeline
5 min
16:15
until
16:20
Anna Difliff
Feedback questionnaire for future RFP Training Webinars
5 min
16:20
until
16:30
Erik Nieuwenhuis
Closing of the webinar
10 min
DOWNLOAD AREA
Click here to access the Rail Facilities Portal.
User Manuals (available in 7 languages) and EXCEL-Sheet for Up-/Download of data can be checked beforehand here.
Download documents of 1st Training Webinar
Download documents of 2nd Training Webinar
- 2nd RFP Training Webinar Presentation
- Excel import sheet commented
- Excel import sheet uncommented
- Lists of NAE and NCPs (4 documents under this section: A3.1, A3.2, A3.3, A3.4)
Download documents of 3rd Training Webinar
3rd RFP Training Webinar Presentation