West t Midlands ands Rail l De Devolution olution November 2015
Who o is s West st Midl dlands ands Rai ail? l? • 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 oved ed rail rail services vices across oss the e region gion Bir irmingha mingham Coven entr try Dudle dley Heref refor ords dshire hire Inte tegr grated ted Trans anspo port Northa thamp mpto tons nshi hire re Autho horit ity Sand ndwell ell Shr hrop opshire hire Sol olih ihull ull Staf affor ords dshire hire Tel elford ord and Wrekin ekin Walsal lsall Warwic rwicks kshi hire Wol olver erham hampto pton Wor orcest 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 ong 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
The e Economic onomic Val alue ue of Rai ail • Rail l is a k key y econom onomic 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 otes s and kick k starts s regene eneratio ation
The e Problem oblem • 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
Bene enefits fits from om Local al Contr ntrol ol • The e local al focus us made possible sible by rail rail devolu olution 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 orma mance nce – Reduc educti tion ons s in anti ti-soc ocial ial behavi haviou our r and d frau aud – Better etter stat tations ions – Impr prov oved ed integ tegrat ation ion – Oppor pportun tunity ty for or loc ocal al inves estm tment ent • Has as be been n very ry successfu ccessful l else sewhere where in the e UK
Succe ccessf ssful ul Devolution olution in th the North th • Rail l devolut olution 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 olved 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
Progress ogress to to Dat ate • Gover ernment nment cons nsultation ultation in 2012 seeki eking expres ressions sions of interest erest – Centr ntro o subm bmitt itted ed on behal half of the e regi egion on • 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 oss-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
Gover ernment nment Suppo pport • Meeting ting with Secretary retary of State e on 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
How Wil ill l it t Wor ork? k? • The e existing sting Lond ndon on 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 or to possibl sible e furth ther er devolution olution in line ne with th 2014 Prop oposition osition
West Midlan lands ds Fra ranc nchis hise – Busines iness s Units Liverpool ool Crewe West st Midland nds s Busi sine ness ss Unit Alsager Lime e St Kidsgrove Liverpool South Pky Runcorn Acton Bridge Hartford Winsford Stoke on Trent Stone West st Coast st Busi usine ness s Unit: t: Staffor ord Jointly specified by DfT and WMR Ru g eley Trent Valley Specified by DfT Rugeley Town Penkridge Hednesford Lichfield Trent al Telford Central Cannock WMBU Station Valley Lichfield City Landywood Oakengates Wellington Albrighton Shenstone Bilbrook Bloxwich North Cosford Codsall WCBU Station Shifnal Blake Street Bloxwich Butlers Lane Walsal all Four Oaks Other operator station Bescot Stadium Tamworth Sutton Coldfield Shrewsbury Tame Bridge Pky Wylde Green Wolver erham ampt pton on Hamstead Polesworth Jewellery Hawthorns Chester Road Coseley Witton Quarter Wilnecote Atherstone Erdington Tipton Gravelly Hill Perry Barr The Coleshill Pky Dudley Port Nuneaton Aston Sandwell & Dudley Water Orton Birmingham am Duddeston Smethwick Galton Bridge Snow Hill New St Bermuda Park (opens Adderley Park Langley Green 2015/16) Stechford Smethwick Bordesley Birmingham am Bedworth Rowley Regis Lea Hall Rolfe St Moor St Small Heath Marston Green Old Hill Five Ways Tyseley Birmingham am Internat ation onal al Cradley Heath Acocks Green University Coventry Arena (opens 2015/16) Hampton-i-A Spring Road Olton Rugby Stourbridge Coventry Selly Oak Lye Long Buckby Hall Green Solihull Town Stourbridge Jn Bournville Yardley Wood Widney Manor Berkswell Tile Hill Canley Northam ampt pton on Shirley Dorridge Kings Norton Hagley Kempston Hardwick Whitlocks End Lapworth Kenilworth ( opens Northfield Bedford St Johns Blakedown Wythall Fenny Stratford 2016) Woburn Sands Earlswood Hatton Apsley Guise Longbridge Bow Brickhill Kidderminster The Lakes Leamington Spa Stewartby Lidlington Millbrook Ridgmont Bedford Wood End Warwick Hartlebury Barnt Green Warwick Claverdon Danzey Wolverton Parkway Droitwich Spa Alvechurch Henley-in-Arden Milton Keynes Central al Bearley Wootton Wawen Bromsgrove Bletchley Worcester er Foregate Wilmcote Leighton Buzzard St St Malvern Link Worcester Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Cheddington Colwall Great Redditch Watford North Shrub Hill Tring Bricket Wood Ledbury Malvern Strat atfor ord-upon on-Av Avon on Berkhamsted How Wood Park Street Hemel Hempstead Garston Herefor ord Apsley Kings Langley St Albans Watford Junction Abbey Harrow and Wealdstone Wembley Central London Euston
Curre rrent t Gover ernan nance ce • Leaders ders Rail il Group – Formed ed in September tember 2014 14 Leaders ders Rail l Group up • Officer ers Rail il Devolu lution tion Group – Officer er suppor ort t for LRG Officer icers s Rail l Devolu oluti tion on Group up – Chair ir/Vice /Vice Chair ir from Partner tners WMR Progr gramme amme • Programme amme Board Board rd – Centro o led technical ical activ ivity ity – Oversee Work Work Work e DfT relat ations ionship ip Streams ms Streams ms Streams ms
WMR R Ltd td from om December ember • In June ne LRG G agree eed d that WMR should uld becom come e a WMR R Ltd. . Boar ard d of limi mited ed comp mpan any, , own wned d by Direc recto tors rs Partner tner Author horities ities • Approv ovals ls by Partner tner Wes est Midlands dlands Rail il Ltd. Author horit ities ies are under erway • Partner tnership ship Agreeme eement nt DfT/WMR T/WMR Partner tnershi ship p betwee een n WMR and DfT Boar ard • Fra ranc nchise hise expected ected to be ma managed ed by a jo joint nt board rd
Ref efranc anchising hising Compet petit ition ion • 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 oped ed – Led by WMR secon ondee 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
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