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Trams -a new approach

Trams -a new approach. Free for London ?. 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

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Trams -a new approach

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  1. Trams-a new approach Free for London ?

  2. 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

  3. Other Projects in hand P & R P & R P & R Dublin & Limerick P & R • Two commercial schemes in UK • Galway (65,000)

  4. 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

  5. Zurich Amsterdam Nottingham Dublin Shopping Street tramways

  6. Oxford Street Tramway 1861 Sustainable horse traction London's first tramway, a single track of c. 1 mile along BayswaterRoad to Queensway, was opened by G. F. Train's Marble Arch Street Rail Car Co. in 1861.

  7. Other proposals ? Regent’s Street • Sustraco • HEALTHY • ENERGY-EFFICIENT • SAFE • LOW-COST – ULR • ECONOMICAL • FLEXIBLE – ULR • ATTRACTIVE • PASSENGER-FRIENDLY • PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY • VERSATILE • PUBLIC FUNDING • Dismissed by TfL ?

  8. 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 ?

  9. Tramway 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

  10. Conventional track installation Old way: Manchester Streets - 12 month closures Dig Down 3ft +

  11. Pre cast Troughs 13in by 7in New way: LR55 track Rails only 4in deep More information: www.LR55-rail-road-system.co.uk

  12. LR55 Minimises street disruption 9in deep Sheffield since 1996 13in wide Replaced failed track only 12 months old

  13. The affordableCity Class tram Running in Blackpool Testing in Birkenhead 29m long = 200 passengers Sunning in Fleetwood

  14. 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

  15. Birkenhead - The Movie

  16. City Class v PTE Specs PTE Specs City Class Specs • Speed 80k.p.h. • Acceleration @ 1.2 m/s² • 25m minimum curve radius • 6 – 8% maximum gradient • 350mm floor over part of • part-level access • Doors both sides of vehicle • Overhead 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.

  17. Full R & D Programme 8.5m Mock up 1993 Slave tram 1995 New motors 2005 29m Prototype 1998

  18. Fits around tight curves No corners to cut, or buildings to demolish

  19. City Class Bendi-tram

  20. Present Offer Proposed Route: Notting Hill Gate Marble Arch Euston / Camden Town Oxford Circus Tottenham Court Road Kingsway The City TfL CROSS RIVER LINE Fenchurch Street Station Waterloo / Camberwell Poplar A tram stop at each tube station and one or two in between Lime House

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. Proposal team led by • TRAM Power Ltd • www.trampower.co.uk • Contact marketing 0783 133 7356

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