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Network Statement 2014 - ProRail

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appendix 3 Consultation (§ 1.4.1)<strong>ProRail</strong> has drawn up the <strong>Network</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> <strong>2014</strong> following consultation with the titleholders involvedThe process of consultation with titleholders on the <strong>Network</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> <strong>2014</strong> Combined <strong>Network</strong>, aswell the results thereof, is described in this Appendix.Consultation with railway undertakingsSubjects involving changes to the network statement have been discussed at consultation tables or inother forms of consultation to which all railway undertakings were invited. The outcome of theseconsultations, as well as other data intended for updating and improvement of the network statement,have been processed in a draft version of the <strong>Network</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> <strong>2014</strong>.Start of consultationA draft version of the <strong>Network</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> <strong>2014</strong> was made available on 7 September 2012 to all railwayundertakings active at that time on the railway network managed by <strong>ProRail</strong>, as well as to all bodiesauthorised to grant concessions for passenger transport by train. The covering letter accompanyingthe presentation of the draft version of the <strong>Network</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> <strong>2014</strong> gave attention to the mostimportant changes in relation to the <strong>Network</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> 2013, the consultation that preceded thedrawing up of the draft <strong>Network</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> <strong>2014</strong> and the further consultation procedure.AnnouncementFurthermore, <strong>ProRail</strong> has by means of announcements in the Netherlands Government Gazette(Staatscourant) and in Nieuwsblad Transport invited other titleholders to contribute to the <strong>Network</strong><strong>Statement</strong> <strong>2014</strong>.Questions and comments by titleholdersTitleholders were given an opportunity until 19 October 2012 to respond in writing to (the changes to)the draft <strong>Network</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> 2013. <strong>ProRail</strong> received material comments from: Arriva; DB Schenker;KNV Spoorgoederenvervoer on behalf of freight transport operators, with the exception of DBSchenker, and railway contractors; a joint reaction from NS Reizigers, NedTrain and HSA; Veolia, theProvince of Gelderland; the Province of Overijssel.Reaction by <strong>ProRail</strong><strong>ProRail</strong> has drawn up a list of the received questions and comments. Also explained in the list is theconsequence attached thereto by <strong>ProRail</strong>. Some of the received questions and comments led <strong>ProRail</strong>to make a number of changes to the draft version. <strong>ProRail</strong> also made changes to the draft version toincorporate current data, to provide further clarification and to correct any evident mistakes. Allmaterial changes to the draft version are accounted for in the statement.<strong>ProRail</strong> has provided all titleholders who have responded in writing with a statement of questions andcomments submitted by titleholders, together with <strong>ProRail</strong>'s response. <strong>ProRail</strong> will also make thestatement available to other titleholders on request.appendix 3 Consultation<strong>Network</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> <strong>2014</strong> Combined <strong>Network</strong> - version 1.0 dated 9 January 2013 page 95

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