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Bob MenziesHead of Delivery

Cambridgeshire Guided Busway

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Cambridgeshire Guided Busway

Background

Delivery

Construction

Operations

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The technology

Guide wheel

Weak point

Guide arm

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The technology

Guide wheel Guide Kerb

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Guided Busways - Advantages

Narrower right of way

Ride QualitySegregation

Drainage

Ecology

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Cambridgeshire Guided Busway

Background

Cambridge Transport Strategy

Traffic reduction in CambridgeA14 Congestion

CHUMMS Multi-modal study

Growth Agenda

Structure Plan Northstowe New town

Cambridge Fringes

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Delivery

Business Case July 2002

Provisional funding approved -

2003

Public Inquiry Sept to Dec 2004

Transport and Works Order -

Dec 2005

Funding approved - June 2006

Opened August 2011

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Funding

Budget - 116.27 million

DfT - 92.5 million

Developer Funding -

23.7 million

Section 106

Town and Country Planning Act

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New Developments

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Transport and Works Order

Transport and Works Act 1992

Railways, Tramways, Trolley buses and guided

transport systemsAuthorises works

Defines Limits of Deviation

Includes:

Compulsory Purchase Powers

Deemed Planning Permission

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Transport and Works Order

Process:

Environmental Assessment 2003

Consultations 2003

Draft Orders Feb 2004

Public Inquiry Sept Dec 2004

CGB Order made Dec 2005

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Specification and Tolerances

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges

Overall alignment

Drainage Structures

Junctions

Landscaping etc.

Railway Group Standards Stops

Ride Quality?

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Ride Quality

Essen pre-cast

Leeds insitu

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Cambridgeshire Specification

Gauge 2600 mm +0mm 5mm

Kerb alignment +/- 2mm (horizontal)

Running surface alignment +/-2mm (vertical)

Joints +/-2mm

Joint spacing 10m minimum

Guideway Tolerances

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Guideway construction

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Construction

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Construction

Park and Rides

Bus stops

Bridleway/cyclewayFlares

Car Traps

Ecology

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Bus Operations

All operating risks and costs to be taken by Operators

Open access

Multiple operatorsAccess Charges

Multi-operator ticketing

Quality Partnership

High quality vehicles

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens when a bus breaks down?

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens when it snows?

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use my pass?

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Services - Peak hour from St Ives to Cambridge

Pre-busway

5 per hour

Busway

8 per hour at opening

10 per hour from 4

th

Sept

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