Jon Lamonte - Transport for Greater Manchester - Operating and Extending the Largest Light Rail System in the United Kingdom

Operating and Extending the largest Light Rail System in the UK

Dr Jon Lamonte, Chief Executive Officer Transport for Greater Manchester

TfGM oversees transport and travel across GM

• Transport infrastructure development – interchanges to roads

• Metrolink extensions

• Interchanges

• Bus priority

Multi modal responsibilities:

• Metrolink

• Highways

• Walking and Cycling

Growing role in relation to:

• Bus

• Rail

Greater Manchester

• One of the fastest growing cities in Europe

• 40% of the economic output of the whole of the North of England

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National Cycling Centre Media City

Manchester Airport

Imperial War Museum

National Graphene Institute

Long Term Strategy

Metrolink Overview • The UK’s first ‘Second Generation’ tramway

• Opened in 1992 • Conversion of heavy rail link

between Bury and Altrincham • Street running link through

the city centre • Extended to Eccles in 2000

• 2008 – nearly 20 million passenger journeys per annum

Metrolink Network - 2008

2008

Fleet of 32 T68 trams

37 stops

37km of track

1146 parking spaces

MediaCityUK

Opened 2010

Serving the Salford Quays area

Increase in inward investment from the BBC, ITV, resulting in increased patronage

1970s

Today

Metrolink: Phase 3 Expansion

• £1.85 billion investment

• Tripling the size of the network

• Tripling Park & Ride facilities

• Brand new fleet of trams

• New ticketing systems

• Significantly improving reliability and capacity

• Now the largest Light Rail system in the UK (track Km)

• Integrates with 10 heavy rail stations, bus and Park and Ride facilities

• Over 33 million passengers per annum and growing.

2008 2014 to now

Fleet of 32 T68 trams

120 M5000 trams ordered

37 stops 92 stops

37km of track 96km of track

1146 parking spaces

3302 parking spaces

Metrolink Network - 2016

New M5000 Trams & Identity

• Increase Capacity and reliability

• Accessibility

• Power Upgrades and infrastructure changes

• 5 times more reliable than original T68 trams

• Early retirement of T68’s

• Funding secured for additional M5000s

New Tram Management System

• Better passenger information

• Improved management of headways

• Creates flexibility for special events

• More effective service recovery in the event of a service disruption

• Enables network expansion

Disability Design Reference Group An important customer initiative to ensure that accessibility for passengers is fully embedded in the entire delivery process.

• Award winning

• Comprises disabled people with a range of impairments

• Extension of Metrolink design team – now becoming involved in all TfGM public transport projects

• Helps Metrolink develop accessible, barrier-free designs which comply with (and often exceed) legislation and best practice guidance standards

Special Events

Over 400 events across the network per year, including:

• 38 domestic fixtures / over 30 cup matches depending on team progression;

• Festivals;

• Concerts;

• Cricket, including international fixtures; and

• Mass Participation Events (Road running races / Cycling.)

All requiring a Multi – Modal Response, enhanced by our Travel Safe Unit

Case Study Airport line

•Newest line – opened 3 November 2014

•Over 12 months ahead of schedule

•Key link to employment opportunities at the Manchester Airport, Airport City, MediPark and Wythenshawe hospital

•Supporting significant regeneration

•Increased house prices for post codes in close proximity to Metrolink

Case Study - Second City Crossing

• Delivering a new line Second City Crossing (2CC) through the heart of Manchester city centre

• Constructed a brand new stop in Exchange Square

• Redesigned 3 city centre stops – Victoria, Market

Street and Deansgate-Castlefield • Rebuilding and expanding St Peter’s Square Stop

• Overall increase the capacity of trams through

Manchester

• Bringing more reliable services

• Providing additional choices to customers

Future Metrolink

Old Trafford Stadium

Intu Trafford Centre Over 30 million visitors to the intu Trafford Centre

Over 33,000 employees in Trafford Park

Ongoing development

Enhance connections to Old Trafford

Imperial War Museum

Port Salford

Further extension to Port Salford in West Salford

Tram Train

Factors for Success

• Shared vision across GM and agreed long term strategy

• Determination

• Innovation

• Funding flexibility

• Accessibility

• Partnerships

• Transport for a purpose:

• Regeneration

• Attracting investments

• Understanding and meeting local need

• Modal Integration

Thank you and any questions?