Fastrack

David George - Fastrack Project Manager Thameside Delivery Board

TM & Kent Thameside TM Kent Thameside TM

• 22 square miles • 50,000 new homes • 30,000 new jobs • 6 Priorities:- • Ebbsfleet • & Gravesham • Fastrack Town centres • Thames Waterfront • Opportunities • Environment KT Delivery Board TM

A Sustainable Communities Plan Delivery Vehicle • Kent County Council • Gravesham Borough Council • Dartford Borough Council • SEEDA • English Partnerships • The Housing Corporation • Land Securities Development • London & Continental Railways (Stations & Property) • Countryside Properties • D, G & S Primary Care Trust • ODPM (Observer) • GOSE (Observer) From this… Brownfield Sites TM To this… Quality New Developments TM CTRL Station at Ebbsfleet TM

Current: KT to: From 2007/2010: Ebbsfleet to: Victoria 1 hr 15 mins Stratford 9 mins Charing Cross 55 mins St Pancras 17 mins Brussells 1 hr 45 mins Paris 2 hrs Fastrack

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TM Origins of Fastrack TM

1997 1995 1995 1999 Development Sites & Fastrack TM Fastrack - Benefits TM

• Within 400m of Fastrack, currently: • 37,000 residents • 40,000 jobs • 1,000 unemployed people • 21,000- 28,000 potential new residents will be dependent on Fastrack

• Will carry around 25,000 commuters Fastrack - Benefits TM

• 10-15,000 jobs enabled

• 9-12,000 houses enabled

• increase in Kent consumer expenditure by £190m - £250m

• Increase in UK GDP by £320m - £420m Fastrack Overview TM

• Fastrack - Rubber tyred rapid transit system running on dedicated track

• Key enabler of regeneration & housing • Public Transport Orientated Development • Links new and existing communities, development sites and transport nodes … • … especially CTRL at Ebbsfleet • A programme of projects over long period.. Fastrack Overview TM

• Not a Tram • Fastrack is more flexible:- TRAMS NOT APPROPRIATE –to deliver; and –in service provision • Will link up all major developments • Combination of dedicated road, bus lanes and on highway operation (no guidance) • Around 40km network in total of which 75% segregated Fastrack - A Growing System TM

Year On Carriageway Bus Lane Segregated Total km

2006 15 3 5 23 System Composition(65%) (13%) (22%) 2007 12 8 6 26 (46%) (31%) (23%)

2009 9 9 7 25 (36%) (36%) (28%)

2011 10 9 11 30 (33%) (30%) (37%)

2017 12 9 12 33 (36%) (27%) (36%)

2025 9 9 18 36 (25%) (25%) (50%) Service patterns TM

COMMITTED NORTH DARTFORD ELEMENT

COMMITTED PHASE 1 LTP SCHEME

20062007 20112018 Fastrack - Early milestones TM x Phase 1 (“Route B”) - opening Feb 2006 x Prologis (“Route A”) - Spring 2007 x Everards Link & Thamesway - Spring 2007 x Further sections as developments come forward Strategic Business Case TM

2005 2011 2030+

STAGE 1 Strategic link across STAGE 2 E.Quarry • North Dartford • Partnership entity Proposals Proven operational responsible for vehicle provision, • KCC tendered ‘track record’ infrastructure service (Dartford- Vehicle renewal reqd. maintenance and ) operation using ODPM- Critical mass of new funded vehicles development • Statutory Quality Contract (or equivalent) FASTRACK DELIVERY Public Sector led EXECUTIVE Private Sector led Strategic Business Case TM

£4m - £77m “Value of concession”

(2003 prices, discounted to 2003, Table 24)

£25m - £30m “Funding gap” (2003 prices, Table 18)

2006 2011 2030

Stage 1 Stage 2 Public Sector Cashflow TM

Cumulative Public Sector cash flow £m Reference case Optimism bias

250 Note: This graph assumes annual concession payments from private to public sector whereas the

200 SBC analysis assumes a single up-front payment. Sums are nominal cash flows without discounting. Reference & Optimism bias cases are as described 150 in Chapter 9 of the SBC.

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(50) Fastrack - Stage 1 Costs TM

x In total infrastructure costs of some £80m x At least half funded by private sector developers x Route B = £22.3m (incl. on street RTI, shelters and signal priorities) Fastrack - Stage 1 Funding TM x DfT LTP Major Scheme - £14.5m (+ £0.5m KCC) x ODPM - £1.5m project development x ODPM - £2.5m vehicles x DfT/ODPM CIF Bids - £14.5m infrastructure x Interreg - £2m infrastructure x DBC/ProLogis/Others - £44.5m Vehicles TM

FirstGroup’s ‘f t r’ & Streetcar Vehicles TM Vehicles TM

Illustration The First Fastrack Vehicle

TM Fastrack Launch at Thames Gateway Forum TM Fastrack - Station infrastructure TM Route B Operator TM

• KCC negotiated a contract with under de minimis rules – vehicles = subsidy, no cash subsidy – high quality spec – London-style performance monitoring • Arriva also likely to be operator of Route A Fastrack Delivery Executive TM

• FDE role:- • co-ordination • Ensure timely delivery • Maximise opportunities for/from regeneration • Preparatory work for stage 2 private sector concession • Fastrack service monitoring & management • Fastrack brand development & marketing Fastrack Delivery Executive TM

KCC Leader/ DBC Leader/ GBC Leader/ Cabinet Cabinet Cabinet Member Member Member Kent Up to three Thameside representatives of private Delivery Board sector organisations KCC Director DBC GBC Strategic Managing Managing Planning Director Director FDE Board

KTDB Chief Executive

Fastrack Regeneration T. Operations Planning & Planning & Project & Projects Network Development Development Manager Management Control Control Key: Development of implementation Approval of PSA’s strategy and policies for Fastrack FDE Jacobs Babtie & Developer Developer i mplementation Team Adviser Agreements Agreements Teams FDE Business Monitoring and Plan progress Development chasing FDE Contractors/Operators Liaison and co- ordination

FDE Board PROJECT DELIVERY Member Fastrack, Phase 1- Major Scheme TM Fastrack, Phase 1- Major Scheme TM Fastrack, Phase 1- Major Scheme TM Fastrack, Phase 1- Major Scheme TM Fastrack - Challenges TM x Bus legislation and competition issues x TfL cross boundary issues x Impact on KT bus network x Widening gap between phase 1 and what follows x Revenue support - lack of! x Sticking to PTOD - avoiding ‘watering-down’ x Minimal delivery team Fastrack - What’s Different ? TM

x Not demand led - needed to facilitate development x Not guided, keeping options open x It’s a network rather than a linear scheme x Vehicles supplied by county council x Public/Private Delivery Executive x Initially public project - longer term will move to private led concession Fastrack - Promotion & Marketing TM The journey begins…..

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Email: [email protected]

Web-site: www.go-fastrack.co.uk

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