An airport for theEast Coast Mainline

One small intervention for a national benefit

£12 billion GVA

Growth for ECML and the northern franchises

Boost to visitor economy

16,500 new jobs

10,600 new homes

4.5 million station users by 2050

360% increase in airport catchment

25 million airport passenger capacity unlocked in an underserved area,

balancing UK congestion and environmental impact

(London and Newcastle in 80 minutes, population centres in Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire)

(Current size of Stansted and Manchester Airports)

12 million passengers forecast by 2050

Provide access to major cargo centre with a potential

250,000 tonne per year capacity

Making the case for rail The benefits

Investment

Deliverability

» Delivering for the North

» Stimulating economic growth, housing and tourism

» Local connectivity to major employment centre and beyond

» Growth for ECML and the Northern franchises

» National level contribution to UK aviation capacity in an underserved region,

particularly for intercontinental flights supporting trade

» Creates central UK tri-modal site (rail, road, air)

» Reducing road congestion

» Exceptional value for money and operational in just 5 years

» Delivers all investment criteria for DfT  Transport Investment Strategy:

Moving Britain Ahead

£187 million

5 years

project cost (+ optimism bias)

operational by 2024 Source: Strategic Outline Business Case

£22.58 for every £1 invested

Value for money

Global InnovationCorridor

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Barnsley

Wakefield

WorksopChesterfield

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Leeds Hull

ManchesterLiverpool

NottinghamGrantham

Doncaster / Lincoln line

East Coast Mainline

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York

Middlesbrough

Newcastle

GlasgowEdinburgh

LeedsHull

Manchester

Liverpool

London

Birmingham

Leicester

Bristol

Nottingham

DSA catchment reach

Overserved(5–11)

Average(2–5)

Underserved(under 2) Keeping people and goods

moving safely and smoothly

New and better journeys and opportunities for the future

Delivering the benefits from programmes and projects already committed

Changing the way the rail sector works for the better

A credible market-led proposal

Timeline

The proposition creates additional capacity on the East Coast Mainline and relieves capacity constraints at  Doncaster station – a major passenger interchange.

Opportunities identified with incumbent franchise operators to serve a potential DSA station.

The loop is created with full grade separation from the East Coast Mainline.

Airline seat capacity per person

The proposition increases the airport site’s rail catchment population (90 minute journey time) by 360% from 2.4m to 8.8m people, and delivers high-speed rail access from London and Edinburgh.

Regulatory approvals

Constructionstarts

ECML stationoperational

SOBC complete Detailed designphase

Franchise and timetable change-over

» Only 4.5 miles of new track

» Straightforward to engineer

» Flat and available land

» No property impacts

Using modest rail investment to unlock and accelerate significant economic growth, new housing, new jobs, tourism, new air routes and enhanced local rail connectivity.

For every £1 invested in this scheme, £22.58 generated to the UK economy by 2050.

Number of committed schemes on the East Coast Mainline that will enhance this proposition:

» Introduction of Class 800/801 Azuma trains » Werrington Grade Separation » Huntington to Woodwalton track reinstatement » Digital signalling, train control and power supply upgrades

There are no Government committed schemes required to enable the proposition to be implemented, and no interfacing enhancement projects.

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Representing 6,700 businesses that collectively employ 485,460 people

Ros Jones

Mayor of Doncaster

Sheffield City Region Inward Investment

11 Broad Street West

Sheffield S1 2BQ

+44 (0)114 220 3444

enquiries@scrinvest.com

sheffieldcityregion.org.uk

Dan Jarvis

Sheffield City Region Mayor

Endorsements

Business support

Train operating companies engaged