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Background• Rail growth – 10.7% 2013, 94% 10 years, 1m SVBL• Earlier rail strategies • Joint Local Transport Plans –
Portishead and Greater Bristol Metro
• Portishead GRIP Stage 3• Regional Funding Allocation• Campaign groups• Many aspirations….
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Rail Conference Nov 2011
• Eminent speakers DfT, Network Rail, First Great Western, TravelWatch South West
• Set the scene for Workshop
• Identify Top Three priorities
• Rail tour of the local network courtesy of First Great Western
Top Trains Trumps
• Prioritise Top Three schemes• Value for money and
business case• £70m budget (£400m+
worth of schemes)• Package schemes up• West of England focus• 45 minutes
Results – Priorities!
1. Greater Bristol Metro – half hourly cross Bristol services to all stations
2. Portishead line reopened3. Additional rolling stock
Thin, even spread for 25 other schemes.
West of England Rail Studies 2012-13
• First study – conference plus 68! Including:- Thornbury line- Badminton, Bathampton,
Charfield, Flax Bourton, St Annes Park, Winterbourne, Chipping Sodbury stations
- Radstock to Frome line- Platform and car park
extensions• Great Western Franchise
consultation
Project Objectives
• Support economic growth• Improve accessibility• Improve quality of life• Reduce traffic congestion • Enhance capacity of the local
rail network• Reduce environmental impact • Links to other major schemes
including MetroBus
MetroWest Phase 1• Cost £58.2m, £56.9m in place• Construction 2017 to opening
2019• £1.5m development costs
budget 2014/15• Previous GRIP 3 work refreshed• MetroWest modelling incl.
Crossrail Iteration 5 • GRIP Stage 1 – 2 and
Preliminary Business Case, Sept 2014
• Portishead station locations consultation June/July 2014
• All new stations accessible
MetroWest Phase 2• Cost £43.1m, opening 2021• £0.6m development costs
2014/15• GRIP Stage 1-2 and Business
Case briefs published end June 2014 (Henbury Line loop with spur test and freight issues)
• North Fringe Stations study (incl. Henbury Line) – March 2014
• Bristol New Stations Study (Ashley Down and Horfield) – late 2014
• Decision on single option to take to GRIP Stage 3, March 2015
Endorsement• Joint Transport Executive
Committee 7/03/12 Phase 1 and 2 agreed for franchise consultation
• JTEC 12/12/12 development costs Phase 1 and 2 agreed
• Local Transport Body 14/06/13 prioritised Phase 1 for post 2015 major transport scheme funding
• Strategic Economic Plan key priority
• Joint Transport Body 12/09/14 endorsed Preliminary Business Case
Preliminary Business Case
• Value for money, commercial footing, financially affordable and deliverable in 2019
• Two service options with same infrastructure
• Clock face timetable• BCR 2.28 to 5.99• Total cost including development costs
= £58.2m with 30% contingency• Annual subsidy £1.141m to £1.765m• More technical work on costs and
revenues for Outline Business Case, October 2015 and
• Great Western Franchise Direct Award
Risks• Funding – capital and
revenue• Third party delivery –
Network Rail and TOCs• Business Cases not strong• “Mission creep”• But we’ve got development
costs, bulk of Phase 1 construction costs, technical case and priorities
Dates and funding
• Phase 1 opens 2019, cost £58.2m
• Phase 2 opens 2021, cost £43.1m
• £81.4m devolved major transport scheme funding
• £11.7m Local Growth Fund
• Revenue and Direct Award
Key points• Building a modern local railway• Realistic, pragmatic, affordable• Need lots of passengers!• £5m+ a station (10,000 catchment)• Rolling stock (£0.75m per extra train
unit)• Long trip• But 2 new lines, up to 10 new
stations and ½ hourly services
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What we have to do!Summary of Engineering Works Needed• Rebuild the Portishead to Pill Line • Closure of historic crossings• New station at Portishead• Reopen former station at Pill• Double track works at Pill and Ashton Gate• Investigate improvement of highway access to Pill tunnel• Environmental mitigation measures• Enhancement to Parson Street Junction• Re-signalling the entire line between Temple Meads and
Portishead• Bathampton Turnback• Additional signalling at Avonmouth station• Partial reinstatement of Down Relief Line to assist
recessing/regulation of freight trains
Relaid section with concrete sleepers and rails dated 1974 between Portbury station and Royal Portbury Dock bridge
Portbury Junction from the Portishead Line – freight only line to Royal Portbury Dock curves off to the left and to the right to Pill and Bristol Temple Meads
To do – Phase 1• Historic crossings and
footbridges, cycle path, noise barriers, maintenance access
• Development Consent Order for 4.5km of disused line
• Portishead station location• Environmental Impact
Assessment• Outline and Full Business
Cases• GRIP Stage 3 to 8• Rolling stock• Great Western Franchise