Trams-a new approach

Trams-a new approach

Free for London ?Free for London ?

A proposal from the Private Sector

based on

A proposal from the Private Sector

based on Work undertaken in other cities Less capital costs by value engineering

Capital from Debt and Equity Operating surplus services debt Traffic management co-operation with Councils

Priority for trams at junctions, as in Zurich

Work undertaken in other cities Less capital costs by value engineering

Capital from Debt and Equity Operating surplus services debt Traffic management co-operation with Councils

Priority for trams at junctions, as in Zurich

Other Projects in handOther Projects in hand

Dublin &

LimerickP & R

P & R

P & R

P & R

•Two commercial schemes in UK•Galway (65,000)

Agreement on Need ?Agreement on Need ?

Ken Livingstone announcement Environment - less pollution & noise Bigger transport capacity Reliable: more passengers, less traffic

Better accessibility Chance to improve the shopping scene Sustainable with renewable generation

Ken Livingstone announcement Environment - less pollution & noise Bigger transport capacity Reliable: more passengers, less traffic

Better accessibility Chance to improve the shopping scene Sustainable with renewable generation

Shopping Street tramways

Amsterdam Zurich

NottinghamDublin

Sustainable horse traction

London's first tramway, a single track of c. 1 mile along Bayswater Road to Queensway, was opened by G. F. Train's Marble Arch Street Rail Car Co. in 1861.

Oxford Street Tramway 1861

Other proposals ?Other proposals ?

•Sustraco–HEALTHY–ENERGY-EFFICIENT–SAFE–LOW-COST – ULR–ECONOMICAL–FLEXIBLE – ULR–ATTRACTIVE–PASSENGER-FRIENDLY–PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY–VERSATILE–PUBLIC FUNDING

•Dismissed by TfL ?

Regent’s Street

Passenger volume needs a full size tramway Passenger volume needs a full size tramway

BUT HOW TO GET IT ? Old way

Get HMG permission Get HMG grant Wait 15 years ? Need subsidy

This offer: Private promotion and Planning Permission

Private investment Open in less than 5 years Commercial operation without grant aid ?

BUT HOW TO GET IT ? Old way

Get HMG permission Get HMG grant Wait 15 years ? Need subsidy

This offer: Private promotion and Planning Permission

Private investment Open in less than 5 years Commercial operation without grant aid ?

Tramway track installationTramway track installation

Old Way Close to traffic (& business) for a year

Dig up whole road But where to divert utilities in London ?

This offer: Track laid like kerbs, one rail at a time

Few utility diversions Rapid progress: 100m per week completed

Old Way Close to traffic (& business) for a year

Dig up whole road But where to divert utilities in London ?

This offer: Track laid like kerbs, one rail at a time

Few utility diversions Rapid progress: 100m per week completed

Conventional track installation

Conventional track installation

Old way:ManchesterStreets - 12 monthclosures

Dig

Down

3ft +

New way: LR55 track

Pre cast Troughs 13in by 7in

Rails only 4in deepMore information:www.LR55-rail-road-system.co.uk

LR55 Minimises street disruption

LR55 Minimises street disruption

Replaced failed track only 12 months old

Sheffield since 1996

9in deep

13in wide

Testing in Birkenhead

Sunning in Fleetwood

The affordableCity Class tram

Running in Blackpool

29m long = 200 passengers

What the City Class does

*200 passengers*2 wheelchair spaces*Rapid acceleration (1.5m/s2)*Quiet (under 60dBA)*Turns 12m (40ft) curves*29m (95ft) long & articulated*Couples into MU trains

More information: www.trampower.co.uk

Birkenhead - The MovieBirkenhead - The Movie

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City Class v PTE Specs

City Class v PTE Specs

Speed 80k.p.h.Acceleration @ 1.2 m/s²25m minimum curve radius

6 – 8% maximum gradient350mm floor over part of

part-level access

Doors both sides of vehicleOverhead 750V dc supply

*Choice of drive controllable 70 – 100 km/h.*1.5m/s². acceleration. controllable for other*12m track radius with 29m version

*Up to 10% possible with LRV driveline layout*300mm height in low floor (70% of 29m unit)

*up to 4 double doors each side of tram*Circuits adaptable to 550V – 750V dc range.

PTE Specs City Class Specs

Full R & D ProgrammeFull R & D Programme8.5m Mock up 1993

29m Prototype 1998

Slave tram 1995

New motors 2005

Fits around tight curves

No corners to cut, or buildings to demolish

City Class Bendi-tramCity Class Bendi-tram

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Present Offer

Proposed Route:

Present Offer

Proposed Route:

Notting Hill Gate

Marble Arch

Oxford Circus

Tottenham Court Road

Kingsway

The City

Fenchurch Street Station

Poplar

Lime House

Euston / Camden Town

Waterloo / Camberwell

A tram stop at each tube station and one or two in between

TfL CROSS RIVER LINE

How it might be done ?How it might be done ?

Agreement with and between Councils Set up implementation company Apply for planning permission Detailed engineering designs Private capital raised Construction and commissioning Operation Company gets same fare support as buses

Agreement with and between Councils Set up implementation company Apply for planning permission Detailed engineering designs Private capital raised Construction and commissioning Operation Company gets same fare support as buses

What LONDON gets:What LONDON gets:

First tramway at no cost to public purse

Fulfills sustainability aims Proven to get people out of cars More efficient than buses Less noise and air pollution Renewable generation = No greenhouse gases

Improves Oxford Street Shopping scene

First tramway at no cost to public purse

Fulfills sustainability aims Proven to get people out of cars More efficient than buses Less noise and air pollution Renewable generation = No greenhouse gases

Improves Oxford Street Shopping scene

What next ?What next ?

Agreement to progress Implementation Company set up Submits Planning Application Consults with frontagers and community Gets agreement for delivery timetable Begins construction (from Lime House ?) Commissions and opens service (by 2012) A Win - Win offer for TfL & the Councils

Agreement to progress Implementation Company set up Submits Planning Application Consults with frontagers and community Gets agreement for delivery timetable Begins construction (from Lime House ?) Commissions and opens service (by 2012) A Win - Win offer for TfL & the Councils

Proposal team led byProposal team led by

TRAM Power Ltd www.trampower.co.uk Contact marketing 0783 133 7356

TRAM Power Ltd www.trampower.co.uk Contact marketing 0783 133 7356