West t Midlands ands Rail l De Devolution olution November 2015 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

West t Midlands ands Rail l De Devolution

• lution

November 2015

• West

t Midlands lands local al author thoriti ities es have e formed ed West t Midlands lands Rail l (WMR), R), a partner tnership ship to deliv iver er improv

• ved

ed rail rail services vices across

• ss the

e region gion

Who

• is

s West st Midl dlands ands Rai ail? l?

Bir irmingha mingham Coven entr try Dudle dley Heref refor

• rds

dshire hire Inte tegr grated ted Trans anspo port Autho horit ity Northa thamp mpto tons nshi hire re Sand ndwell ell Shr hrop

• pshire

hire Sol

• lih

ihull ull Staf affor

• rds

dshire hire Tel elford

• rd and Wrekin

ekin Walsal lsall Warwic rwicks kshi hire Wol

• lver

erham hampto pton Wor

• rcest

cester ersh shire ire

• WMR is working

king with h DfT T on procur curemen ement of new w fra ranc nchise hise

• WMR will

l have e a stron

• ng role

le in the specification cification and ma manag agem ement ent of local al rai ail l services vices in the West t Midl dland ands

• Rail

l is a k key y econom

• nomic

ic asset et for the region ion

• Tens

s of thousa sands nds of people ple rely ly on ra rail l each h day to acce cess ss jobs

• Promote
• tes

s and kick k starts s regene eneratio ation

The e Economic

• nomic Val

alue ue of Rai ail

• Local

cal influenc luence e in rai rail l service vices s is curre rently ntly limi mited ted

• Deep

ep knowle wledg dge e of West Midla lands nds rai rail l network k exists sts in the region, ion, but not previous viously ly able e to ma materially ially influence uence outputs uts

• Difficult

ficult to effe fect ct chang nge e or develo elop p new w servic ices es

• Ke

Key y decisio isions ns curr rrent ently ly ma made in Whitehal tehall

The e Problem

• blem

• The

e local al focus us made possible sible by rail rail devolu

• lution

tion elsewhere where has deliv ivered: ered:

– Indus dustr try y lead ading ing passe sseng nger er sati tisfa facti tion – Indus dustr try y lead ading ing train ain oper perati ting ng per erfor

• rma

mance nce – Reduc educti tion

• ns

s in anti ti-soc

• cial

ial behavi haviou

• ur

r and d frau aud – Better etter stat tations ions – Impr prov

• ved

ed integ tegrat ation ion – Oppor pportun tunity ty for

• r loc
• cal

al inves estm tment ent

• Has

as be been n very ry successfu ccessful l else sewhere where in the e UK

Bene enefits fits from

• m Local

al Contr ntrol

• l

• Rail

l devolut

• lution

ion progressing gressing well l - very ry similar ilar to WMR

• Rai

ail l No North th is a a consor sortium tium of LTAs As and CAs

• Partnership

tnership agreem eemen ent t signed gned with th DfT

• Rai

ail l No North th hav ave e since nce be been n fully lly invol

• lved

ed and led parts ts of specification cification develop elopmen ment

• Joint

int fra ranc nchise hise managem emen ent, t, based d in Leeds ds

• Posi

sitiv tive e outcomes comes with h extra a services vices and new train rains

Succe ccessf ssful ul Devolution

• lution in th

the North th

• Gover

ernment nment cons nsultation ultation in 2012 seeki eking expres ressions sions of interest erest

– Centr ntro

• subm

bmitt itted ed on behal half of the e regi egion

• n
• Exten

ensi sive e engagement ement with h dispa parate te partner tner authorities horities

– Mets ets and shire ire/uni unitar taries es

• Engagem

emen ent t with h many of the e region’s MPs

– Gene eneral ally ly cross

• ss-par

party ty suppo pport

• Formal

mal Propo posit sition ion was as requested quested by DfT

– Subm bmitt itted ed in October tober 2014 14

Progress

• gress to

to Dat ate

Gover ernment nment Suppo pport

• Meeting

ting with Secretary retary of State e

• n 2 March
• Letter

ter from m Secretary retary of State e conf nfir irmin ming commit mmitme ment to joint int workin king g between een WMR and DfT T for r procurement curement and ma manag agem ement ent of the next t fra ranc nchise hise

• The

e existing sting Lond ndon

• n Midlan

and fra ranc nchi hise se which h provi vides des local al rai rail l servi vices ces is being ng rene newed ed in 2017

• Two busi

sine ness ss units: its: – West t Coast st – Services on WCML, including Coventry/Northampton and Stafford – West t Midl dland ands s - local rail services

• WMR to work

k with h DfT T on specif cification ication

• Partnersh

tnership for r ongoin going g managem ement ent

• Precurs

cursor

• r to possibl

sible e furth ther er devolution

• lution

in line ne with th 2014 Prop

• position
• sition

How Wil ill l it t Wor

• rk?

k?

West Midlan lands ds Fra ranc nchis hise – Busines iness s Units

Liverpool

• ol

Lime e St Wolverton Milton Keynes Central al Bletchley Leighton Buzzard Cheddington Tring Berkhamsted Hemel Hempstead Apsley Kings Langley Watford Junction Harrow and Wealdstone Wembley Central London Euston Gravelly Hill Butlers Lane Colwall Stechford Lea Hall Marston Green Hampton-i-A Berkswell Canley Tile Hill Widney Manor Lapworth Hatton Polesworth Atherstone Water Orton Cradley Heath Bedworth Coleshill Pky Penkridge Warwick Parkway Warwick Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Herefor

• rd

Droitwich Spa Worcester er Foregate St St Great Malvern Walsal all Kenilworth ( opens 2016) Stoke on Trent St Albans Abbey Crewe Shrewsbury Bromsgrove Worcester Shrub Hill New St Birmingham am Moor St Stourbridge Town Strat atfor

• rd-upon
• n-Av

Avon

• n

Rowley Regis Birmingham am Snow Hill Smethwick Galton Bridge Wolver erham ampt pton

• n

Telford Central al Stourbridge Jn Kidderminster Kings Norton University Rugby Northam ampt pton

• n

Leamington Spa Longbridge Redditch Dorridge Coventry Solihull Sutton Coldfield Nuneaton Cannock Tamworth Lichfield Trent Valley Rugeley Trent Valley Staffor

• rd

West st Midland nds s Busi sine ness ss Unit West st Coast st Busi usine ness s Unit: t: Jointly specified by DfT and WMR Specified by DfT WMBU Station WCBU Station Other operator station

Adderley Park Small Heath Tyseley Acocks Green Olton Wilnecote Birmingham am Internat ation

• nal

al Bordesley Bearley Claverdon Northfield Barnt Green Alvechurch Bournville Selly Oak Five Ways Old Hill Lye Langley Green Sandwell & Dudley Tipton Dudley Port Coseley Blakedown Hartlebury Hagley Ledbury Malvern Link Wellington Oakengates Albrighton Shifnal Cosford Bilbrook Codsall Landywood Hednesford Rugeley Town Bloxwich North Bloxwich Hamstead Tame Bridge Pky Bescot Stadium Perry Barr Witton Jewellery Quarter The Hawthorns Wylde Green Chester Road Erdington Four Oaks Aston Blake Street Shenstone Lichfield City Long Buckby Fenny Stratford Bow Brickhill Woburn Sands Apsley Guise Ridgmont Lidlington Millbrook Stewartby Kempston Hardwick Bedford St Johns Bedford Watford North Garston Bricket Wood How Wood Park Street Smethwick Rolfe St Duddeston Liverpool South Pky Runcorn Acton Bridge Hartford Winsford Stone Alsager Kidsgrove Spring Road Hall Green Yardley Wood Shirley Whitlocks End Wythall Earlswood The Lakes Wood End Danzey Henley-in-Arden Wootton Wawen Wilmcote Bermuda Park (opens 2015/16) Coventry Arena (opens 2015/16)

Leaders ders Rail l Group up Officer icers s Rail l Devolu

• luti

tion

• n Group

up WMR Progr gramme amme Board rd

Work Streams ms Work Streams ms Work Streams ms

• Leaders

ders Rail il Group – Formed ed in September tember 2014 14

• Officer

ers Rail il Devolu lution tion Group – Officer er suppor

• rt

t for LRG – Chair ir/Vice /Vice Chair ir from Partner tners

• Programme

amme Board – Centro

• led technical

ical activ ivity ity – Oversee e DfT relat ations ionship ip

Curre rrent t Gover ernan nance ce

WMR R Ltd. . Boar ard d of Direc recto tors rs Wes est Midlands dlands Rail il Ltd. DfT/WMR T/WMR Partner tnershi ship p Boar ard

• In June

ne LRG G agree eed d that WMR should uld becom come e a limi mited ed comp mpan any, , own wned d by Partner tner Author horities ities

• Approv
• vals

ls by Partner tner Author horit ities ies are under erway

• Partner

tnership ship Agreeme eement nt betwee een n WMR and DfT

• Fra

ranc nchise hise expected ected to be ma managed ed by a jo joint nt board rd

WMR R Ltd td from

• m December

ember

• Comp

mpet etition ition launc nched hed

• Includes

ludes two WM WMR second condees ees:

– Babs s Coomb mbes es – Peter er Sargan ant

• Stakehold

eholder er Consult nsultat ation ion

– Curr rren ently tly being ng devel elop

• ped

ed – Led by WMR secon

• ndee

dee – Will ll have e ORDG G and LRG input ut – To be a j joint int exerci rcise se

• Disc

scus ussion sion beginning inning to agree ee future re partner tnership ship arrang rangemen ements ts

Ref efranc anchising hising Compet petit ition ion

• Dire

rect ct input t into

• the develo

elopm pment ent and specific cificatio ation n of the new w West Midlands ands franc ranchise hise

• A role

e in the evaluation uation of fra ranc nchise hise bids

• A great

ater er ability ity to influence uence prospe pectiv ive e bidder ers s – in addition tion to individual vidual authorit hority y engagem ement ent

• Local,

cal, focus cussed sed business ness unit for the region ion – local cal me measure ureme ment nt and influence uence

• Joint

int franc ranchise hise ma managem ement ent

• Joint

intly ly explo plore re options ions for further her devolut

• lution:

ion:

– Greater ater infl fluence ence – A role le in other er franc anchises hises

Outc tcome

• mes

s for

• r th

the Regi gion

• n

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