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Andrew McNaughton1
Radical Change is Entirely Possible!2nd November 2011
Andrew McNaughton2
“Rail Is A 19th Century System!”
Andrew McNaughton3
The Best Railway In The World?
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Long Distance
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Urban / Regional “Heavy Rail”
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The Wrong Sort of Finances…
McNulty Evidence
Local Services
Revenue : Cost ratio
1 : 8
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The Weight Problem…
Average Weight (per vehicle)
tonne
Installed Power (per vehicle)
kWYear
Power / Weight Ratio
kW / tonne
Class 156 38.2 213 1980 5.6
Class 158 38.5 300 1985 7.8
Class 175 49.6 335 2005 6.7
GB Regional DMUs
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Heavy Rail Doesn’t Compute…
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Virtuous Impact of Lighter Trains
Reduced weight vehicles
Reduced impact on track
Reduced degradation
Reduced maintenance and cost
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Virtuous Impact of Lighter Trains
Reduced weight vehicles
Better acceleration and braking
Reduced journey times
More customers and revenue
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PPM?
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The Connectivity Challenge…
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Integrated Services
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Station Relocation
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A Short Line Lesson from America?
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Localism At Work
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The Workhorse
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Some Freight Flows?
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Some Heritage Traffic…?
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Complement not Compete
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What of the Tram-Train Concept
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Sharing the Tram Tracks
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And The Heavy Rail Network
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The First Low-Floor - Saarbrucken
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Zwickau Regio Train-Tram
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Nordhausen Diesel Tram-Train
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Tram-Train Success Ratio
For every City which
adopted Tram-Train
there are 20 which
studied it and didn’t
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New Thinking – Kassel 2007
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The HSR Station Had Become Dominant
Former Main Station
Regional Lines
New HSR Line
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Kassel RegioTram
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750dc Overhead in the City
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Onto Main Network
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Diesel on Regional Line
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…To Outlying Districts
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Key Success Factor
What makes Tram-Train
worth the investment
and complexity?
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Relationship of Main Station to City
Centre
Surburbs >1km
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Reconnecting with the City Centre
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Station Spacing Changes
Typically 3 - 5 km
Before
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Station Spacing Changes
Typically 3 - 5 km
1½ - 2 km
Before
After
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Station Opportunities
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Station Opportunities
Tram-Train and freight onlyNo footbridge
Low floor accessFreight behind new platform
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Success Bringing Back Heavy Rail
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New Limited Stop Express Service
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Station Opportunities
Mixed conventional and Tram Train low floor access
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Level Crossings Become Opportunities
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Level Crossings Become Opportunities
New low floor platform
Bus stops andwalkways
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Level Crossings Become Opportunities
Maybe add a passing loop
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Level Crossings Become Opportunities
Barriers replacedby traffic lights
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Relationship of Station to Town
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Maybe Sell Off The Old Station?
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Tram Train Advantages…• Reconnects rail to the city / town centre• Works with existing railway• Extra stations at minimal cost• Diversion into town centres when finances permit• Reduced journey times• Freight / other passenger services still operable• High “24/7” availability• Dual power – no need for total electrification• Lower infrastructure maintenance costs• Lower energy demand• Simple signalling and level crossing controls
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There Is Potential For Tram-Train In The Right Circumstances
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We Can Do It… Will We?
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