TfGM, the Rail Industry and the

(promising) future

Roy ChapmanRail Services Planning

Officer

Presentation to Greater Manchester Transport Campaign3 May 2012

Transport for Greater Manchester• TfGM now covers both public transport and highway functions

• TfGM incorporated the Passenger Transport Executive, the Urban Traffic Control Unit and other functions

• DfT and GM have put in place three protocols (rail, bus and highways)

• The “Rail Protocol” has led to stronger joint-working with DfT Goal is that rail resources are focussed on areas that will have the

greatest impact on the local economy, with outcomes in line with the Greater Manchester Strategy

Exploring options for more local control of transport decisions

• GM is also strengthening relationships with ‘neighbouring’ authorities as there are many common economic interests

5 GM Strategic Rail Priorities

• Provision of sufficient capacity (including through rolling stock and infrastructure plans) to ensure all passengers can be carried (without overcrowding), so long as there is an economic case for doing so;

• Delivery of the Northern Hub infrastructure and service patterns in order to release significant city region economic benefits; ‐

• Further electrification of the local and inter regional rail network in order to ‐reduce rail industry costs and yield passenger and economic benefits;

• Preparations for the arrival of High Speed Trains; and

• Creation of a significant national ‘Small Projects Fund’ to facilitate the development and delivery of value for money improvements to stations and the infrastructure

TfGM’s Role?

Influence Control

Route Utilisation Strategies

Northern Hub

Electrification

Service integration across modes

Extra carriages

Re-franchising outputs

Multi-modal tickets

HS2 scope

Contractual role in Northern franchise, inc. station and service quality

Invest in stations

Invest in some additional services

Two Priorities

1. In the short term there needs to be enough space on the trains for people who want to use them (more carriages)

2. In the medium term there needs to be enough space on the track for all the trains (Northern Hub and electrification)

The Role of Rail

Concentration of economic activity in the Regional Centre, matched with an expanding Journey to Work Area

Manchester has the largest travel-to-work area outside London

Rail passengers tend to be employed in high value jobs.

GM data indicates 71% of rail users are ABC1 compared to 36% in general population

Rail has been well placed to support changed economic and commuting patterns, e.g. North West Manchester

GM labour catchment extended into neighbouring areas

Higher skilled occupations concentrated

in city centres

Brownfield sites become new sites for housing

Rail has been a success story in the North West over past ten years .. but that success brings its own problems

RAIL SERVICES – THE RAIL TIMETABLE - CONTEXT

• The National rail timetables is compiled and published by Network Rail in May and December each year

• Timescales – Development process starts some 18 months or more before start date (TOC, TfGMC and other aspirations)

• Individual TOCs draw up their own timetables and must plan around Network Rail’s proposed schedule of engineering works

• TfGM input (partnerships are essential - WYPTE, Merseytravel, County Councils, AGMA Districts, rail users etc.)

• Detailed working within Network Rail and TOC’s and final timetable agreed some 4 months in advance

TIMETABLE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS • Always focused on capacity, punctuality, reliability and journey

times issues

• Connectivity – rail/rail, and rail/other modes

• Positive business cases (Commercial viability) are key

• Additional funding identified

• Priorities must be decided, all aspirations must be assessed - performance implications, costs, benefits etc.

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RAIL TIMETABLES – Recent Achievements - 11. Driving the case for improving efficiency – catalyst for change

2. December 2008 timetable changes – esp. Buxton – Blackpool, Calder Valley and Marple/New Mills

3. October 2009, addl. capacity, using re-deployed ‘Oldham Loop 142’s

4. Additional trains on Sunday mornings on Calder Valley, December 2009

5. 2008/9 – developing Atherton Sunday service. May 2010 Sunday service starts

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RAIL TIMETABLES – Recent Achievements - 2

5. 2009-11 Development of allocations and deployment of additional stock under HLOS, implemented December 2011

6. 2 tph to Rose Hill, May 2010

7. 1645 Manchester to Sheffield and 1814 return, plus other plus other improvements on Goyt and Hope Valleys, December 2011

8. Additional Sunday trains on Macclesfield Line (from 1 April 2012)

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RAIL TIMETABLES – Achievements - 3 December 2012

1. Goyt Valley – 2tph via Hyde Loop

2. Calder Valley – esp. reduce overcrowding on Sundays, improvements in evenings, minor peak changes, JTI’s.

3. Stalybridge cross Manchester towards Bolton and or Wigan

4. Extend Sunday Southport – Stockport services to Hazel Grove

5. Other refinements across corridors

Northern Hub: unlocking the North’s potentialManchester is a crossroads in rail network

The network is now over-stretched and this will impact on economic potential of North• There isn’t space to run more trains• Some places are difficult to reach

Network Rail’s solution• Better, faster, links between cities in North – inc.

removing conflicts • Increase track and platform capacity for more

commuter demand, and opportunities to improve services – esp. on radial routes

• Better links to Manchester Airport

• Connect the Calder Valley• Freight growth and new terminals can be

accommodated• Provision for High Speed Rail

Strong consensus across North for this scheme

The preferred solution Manchester Hub

Interventions - Option 2New Railway

Line speed improvement

Headway improvement

Loops / 4-tracking

Station improvements

(including additional platforms)

Dore Jcns

Dore

Runcorn East

Frodsham

DEWSBURY

Mirfield

Ravensthorpe

BatleyMorleyCottingley

Route 18

Route 23

Route 18

WiganStation Jcn

Route 23

BlackburnBolton

Jcn

LostockJcn

BoltonWest Jcn

Brewery Jcn

Philips ParkWest Jcn

BaguleyFold Jcn

PhilipsParkSouthJcn

Ashton Moss North Jcn

HydeJcn

DintingJcns

Windsor Bridge

Jcns

HopeStreet

Weastebranch

Crow Nest Jcn

EuxtonJcn

Route 21

AllertonWest Jcn

HuntsCross West Jcn

Huyton Jcn

Route 18

Route 18

WinwickJcn

'WindsorLink'

Ordsall LaneJcn

Newton-le-Willows Jcn

TRAFFORDPARK

'Castlefield Corridor'Castlefield

JcnParkside Jcn

Golborne Jcn

Ardwick Jcn

SladeLane

Jcn

Ashburys West JcnASHBURYS

AshburysEastJcn

MilesPlatting

Jcn

Route 22

MickleTraffordJcn

Route 21Edge Hill East Jcn

BootleBranch Jcn

SEAFORTH

Marple Wharf JcnNew MillsSouth Jcn

Route 11

Route 11

Heald GreenJcns

Sydney Bridge Jcn

Route 14

Northwich Jcns

Brunner Mond Lostock Works

Hartford Jcns

Oakleigh Brunner Mond

Route 11Edgeley Jcns

GM Waste

Bredbury

Northenden& GM Waste

Partington

PRESTON

Leyland

WIGANNORTH

WESTERN

BLACKBURN

Corus TrackProducts

Bamfurlong Jcn

Blackburn Yard

Heaton Norris Jcn

Middlewich SaltTerminal

HaysChemicals

Pilkington

Pendleton Terminalsand GM Waste

LiverpoolCoal Terminal

Denton Jcn

Romiley Jcn

MilnerRoyd Jcn

Hall Royd Jcn

Greetland Jcn

Dryclough Jcn

Bradley Jcn

Route 23

Route 18

Route 21

Route 11

Route 8

Route 18

Route 8

CREWE

WIGAN WALLGATE

BOLTON

SALFORD CRESCENT

ROCHDALE

GUIDEBRIDGE

HADFIELD

Dinting

GLOSSOP

NEW MILLS CENTRAL

ROSE HILLMARPLE

DEANSGATE

STOCKPORT

BUXTON

MANCHESTERAIRPORT

WARRINGTONCENTRAL

WILMSLOW

CHEADLE HULME

MANCHESTERPICCADILLY

MANCHESTER VICTORIA

LIVERPOOL LIME STREET

MOULDSWORTH

NAVIGATION ROAD

ALTRINCHAM

EARLESTOWN

HEBDEN BRIDGE

BRADFORDINTERCHANGE

HUDDERSFIELD

Sowerby Bridge

STALYBRIDGE

SHEFFIELD

STOKE-ON-TRENT

LEEDS

WAKEFIELDKIRKGATE

WAKEFIELDWESTGATE

CHESTER

ELLSMEREPORT

HELSBY

WARRINGTONBANK QUAY

HALIFAX

Moston

Mills Hill

Castleton

DentonHyde North

Hyde Central

Woodley

RomileyMarple

Strines

Ashton-under-Lyne

EdgeHill

WavertreeTechnology

Park

BroadGreen

Roby

Huyton

LIVERPOOL SOUTHPARKWAY

WestAllerton

Mossley Hill

Hunts Cross

Halewood

HoughGreen

Widnes

Sankey

Padgate

Birchwood

Whiston Rainhill

Lea Green

St Helens Junction

Newton-le-Willows

Patricroft

ManchesterOxfordRoad

AshburysBelle Vue

Heaton Chapel

Levenshulme

Ryder Brow

Reddish North

Brinnington

Bredbury

ReddishSouth

Gorton

Fairfield

FloweryField

Newtonfor Hyde

Godley

Hattersley

Broadbottom

Eccles

Ardwick

Glazebrook

Irlam

Flixton

ChassenRoad

Urmston

Humphrey Park

Trafford Park

Burnage

EastDidsbury

Hale

Ashley

Mobberley

Knutsford

Lostock GralamPlumley

Northwich

CuddingtonGreenbank

Delamere

Gatley

Sandbach

Holmes Chapel

Goostrey

Chelford

AlderleyEdge

HandforthStyal

Heald Green

Davenport

Hazel Grove

Middlewood

Disley

New MillsNewtown

FurnessVale

Whaley Bridge

Chapel-en-le-Frith

Dove Holes

Woodsmoor

Mauldeth Road

Chorley

Adlington

Blackrod

HorwichParkway

Lostock

Ince Hindley

Westhoughton

Darwen

Entwistle

Bromley Cross

Hall i’ Th’ Wood

Swinton

Moorside

Walkden

Atherton

Hag Fold

Daisy Hill

Farnworth

Moses Gate

KearsleyClifton

SalfordCentral

Mytholmroyd

Todmorden

Walsden

Littleborough

Smithy Bridge

Brighouse

Deighton

Mossley

Greenfield

Marsden

Slaithwaite

Longport

Bramhall

Congleton

Macclesfield

Prestbury

Adlington

Poynton

Kidsgrove

Chinley

Edale

Bamford

Grindleford

Hathersage

Hope

The preferred solution in the city centre

Victoriaim proved passenger environm entadd itiona l bay p la tform s

P iccadillyadd itiona l th rough p la tfo rm sO xford R oad

p la tfo rm andsigna lling im provem ents

SalfordC entra l

Salford C rescent

D eansgateAshburys

Ardw ick

O rdsall Lane - M iles P la tting m proved speedcapacity and i

O rdsall Lane new chord line

Ashburys - N ew M ills capacity and im proved speed

The potential outputs - 1Long distance routes• Increased frequency• New direct connections including to Manchester

Airport• Improved journey times

Commuter corridors• Increased frequency and improved journey times• Direct services across Manchester• Improved connections to city centre destinations• Better connections from north east Manchester

The potential outputs - 2

Freight• Double capacity to/from Trafford Park• Capacity for planned terminals

• Putting freight on rail

• Balancing the needs of freight trains away crossing central Manchester with passenger

Issues – expanding existing or new terminals (e.g. Port Salford)

Appraisal

£530 million capital cost

£4,224 million present value total benefits

4.0 Benefit Cost Ratio

Better train performance

Main changes to network can be built with minimal disruption

North West Electrification

2013

2016

2015

2014

Liverpool – Manchester

• 101 single track kilometres , 32 bridges, 4000 OLE bases

• December 2013 target date for Newton-le-Willows – Manchester

• December 2014 target date for Liverpool – Earlestown (and Wigan)

• Electric operation of Manchester Airport – Scotland & Liverpool services and Manchester Victoria – Liverpool local services

Lancashire Triangle - Three phases:

• December 2014: Huyton to Wigan

• December 2015: Preston to Blackpool

• December 2016: Manchester to Preston

190 single track kilometres, 91 bridges / tunnels, 6000 + OLE bases

New Power supplies

North West Electrification

The work - Structures

• First structures have now been cleared

• Two key types of work:

o Lower the track under the existing structure

o Raise the existing over-bridge structure

• Big bang approach – multiple structures being worked on each weekend

Midweek Night Work

• A joint Rail Industry and consistent plan, which will be the same every week

• Innovative solutions for mast construction and wiring, to minimise disruption to passengers.

• Work will be undertaken on Sunday – Thursday nights, with late evening services replaced by buses

• Normal train service runs Fridays and Saturdays

• Work will continue through to commissioning

• Special Events are considered

Testing and Commissioning

• Possessions for signalling immunisation work

• Sunday possessions for testing and commissioning of the Overhead Line Equipment

• Provides an electrified route between Manchester and Newton-le-Willows to enable train crew training to commence prior to the start of Manchester Airport – Scotland Electric services in December 2013

Other Work

Manchester Victoria― Scope and phasing still to be confirmed

― How does electrification relate to Ordsall Curve?

Engineering challenges where station platforms are close to structures which require clearance― If the track is to be lowered, platforms may need to be rebuilt

Phases 3 and 4

Similar strategy proposed for future phases• Preston – Blackpool

• Manchester – Euxton Junction

Some of the Structure Clearance Work likely to be more disruptive• Farnworth Tunnel

• Chorley

Increasing Our Stake - devolution?

• Decisions currently made in Westminster – lack understanding of key local issues

• Aspiration to specify and manage regional rail serviceso i.e. Become the Franchisor

• Benefits of greater decision making powers for GM;

o Integrated Transport Systemo More efficient local service patternso Targeted investment