Capacity Capability Connectivity The Midlands Prospectus: Opportunities in Rail The Midlands at a Glance 20-24 year olds 20 £207bn 200making largest 10m + universities £ GVA YEARStrains demographic population group 2m + Rail Rail and Rail Test 250+ educated to centres of Engineering Rail Supply Facilities Companies degree level 20 excellence 9 Specialist Colleges 5 Key sectors: ‘Transport Digital Low Carbon Lightweight Technologies - Technologies Vehicle & Advanced Cyber Aero, Auto and Rail Games Development, Security Technologies Materials AR/VR and Immersive Technologies Autonomous Battery and Driverless and Energy Smart Cities Technologies Storage and IoT Cover Photo Image: Bombardier Aventra - designed, A engineered and manufactured in the Midlands Contents The Midlands at a Glance A De Montfort University - DIGITS 35 The UK Rail Industry – A Growing Market 2 The Transport Systems Catapult 36 Welcome to the Midlands 4 QRTC - Quinton Rail Technology Centre - Long Marston 37 The Midland’s Opportunity 5 Network Rail - Rail Innovation & Development Centres 38 An Overview – Rail in the Midlands 7 New Rail - Barrow Hill 39 The Midland’s Capability 8 Great Central Railway - Testing and Training 40 Major UK Rail Projects 11 RTC Business Park - Derby 41 UK Rail and Infrastructure Opportunities Midlands Cyber Security Cluster 42 - pipeline of over £200bn 12 Developing Rail Engineers of the Future 43 Major Rail Projects 13 The National College for High Speed Rail 44 General 16 Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre 45 High Speed 16 Institute for Advanced Manufacturing 45 Conventional Rail 17 National Skills Academy for Rail 46 Light Rail 19 National Training Academy for Rail (NTAR) 46 Stations 20 Derby Manufacturing University Technical College UK - Freight 21 (DerbyManufacturing UTC) 47 Major Projects Case Studies 22 Coventry and Solihull-WMG Academy for Infrastructure - New Street Station Redevelopment 23 Young Engineers 48 Rolling Stock and Infrastructure 24 North Nottinghamshire College National Fluid Power Centre 48 Light Rail - Nottingham Express Transit Phase 2 25 Rail Industry Support Organisations 49 Rolling Stock - IEP 26 Rail Research UK Association - RRUKA 50 Signalling & Systems - Network Rail 26 Rail Alliance 50 The Midlands - A Centre of Innovation 27 Rail Forum East Midlands 50 University of Birmingham - BCRRE 28 UKTram 51 Loughborough University - Wolfson School 29 The Railway Industry Association 51 University of Nottingham - NTEC 30 Rail Delivery Group 52 UK Rail Research & Innovation Network - UKRRIN 31 Rail Supply Group 52 University of Warwick - WMG 32 Support for Investors - How we can help you 53 Technology Showcase - WMG 33 Coventry University - Centre for Mobility and Transport 34 1 The UK Rail Industry – A Growing Market The UK was an early pioneer of rail technology developing the first The UK network extends to 2,560 stations and 15,811km of track, steam locomotive hauled passenger services in 1825. This spirit of making it the fifth largest network in Europe. In 2015-6, there were innovation continues in the growing UK rail industry of today. 64.7 billion passenger kilometres travelled (3rd highest in EU) and Since rail privatisation over 20 years ago, the UK railway has 1.7 billion passenger journeys (2nd highest in EU) . The London enjoyed strong growth and delivered significant benefits to the UK Underground (LU) network alone makes around 1.2 billion journeys economy. The number of passenger journeys across the mainline, every year. LU connects the capital via 11 lines, 270 stations and underground and light rail networks has more than doubled to 402km of track, with each train travelling on average 126,000km around 3.2 billion a year, and continues to grow at 9% per year. each year. Meanwhile the volume of freight moved by rail has increased by 70%. During this period of growth the UK network has become the The UK rail industry supply chain employs over 125,000 in the safest in Europe. development, manufacture and maintenance of rolling stock and systems. The rail industry as a whole employs in excess of 240,000 Rail passenger growth has outperformed key external drivers and this expected to grow to 340,000 by 2027. of demand, such as population or employment, taking a bigger share of the passenger market. Rail passenger growth in the UK The UK is seeing unprecedented levels of investment by is also greater than all other European countries, including France, Government and the private sector in mass transit and rail projects, Germany and the Netherlands. with major investments like HS2, Crossrail 2, New Tube for London (NTfL), the Inter City Express (ICE) Programme. These are among This growth is set to continue well into the future, with train the largest projects of their kind in Europe over the coming decade. operators and Network Rail planning to accommodate an extra Local transport authorities are also prioritising investment in 400 million rail journeys on the mainline network by 2020. The rail infrastructure projects including new stations and light rail industry’s business plan is for 20 per cent more capacity into and networks. out of central London at peak times, and a 32 per cent increase in seats into and out of large regional cities. Looking even further As a global rail innovator, the UK is at the forefront of developing ahead, passenger kilometres are forecast to double over 30 years even bigger and better rail systems, as well as managing and from 2010 levels, with similar predictions for the growth of freight enhancing the existing network. The UK Rail industry Rail Supply moved in tonne kilometres. Group is promoting innovation and prioritising five key areas of technology where the UK has the potential to be a world leader: Advanced Control; Energy Management; High Value Rolling Stock Systems; Whole Life Asset Optimisation and Through Life Management; and, Customer Experience. 2 These are all excellent opportunities for your business, and good reasons for you to be setting up here in the UK . After reading this guide, we hope that you will make your next stop the Midlands. Capacity, Capability and Connectivity – the Midlands is the best destination to access UK rail supply opportunities. “A once-in-a-generation expansion of the rail network at home, combined with buoyant overseas markets, presents a huge opportunity for growth in the companies that supply the railway. The Rail Supply Group will help to drive the technological and innovative change that improves value for money and delivers a world class railway.” Terence Watson, Managing Director, Alstom Transport and Co-chair, Rail Supply Group 3 Welcome to the Midlands The Midlands is one of the most dynamic areas in the UK. Located The region’s 20 universities support a world-class science and at the heart of a connected transport network, it has close innovation base making the region a global centre of excellence in proximity to London, and access to 75% of the UK within 2 hours. areas such as advanced manufacturing, engineering, low carbon and autonomous technologies, games development and immersive Home to over 10 million people and 440,000 businesses, technologies, life sciences and agri-food and drink. the Midlands Engine area includes the cities of Birmingham, Nottingham, Coventry, Derby, Hereford, Leicester, Lincoln, Stoke- A high quality of life also attracts people to live, work, study and invest on-Trent, Wolverhampton and Worcester. here, with the Midlands region blessed with five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 60 historic houses, two UNESCO World Heritage Sites Our local economy is worth more than £207 billion, generating and a thriving culture of sport, music and the arts. nearly 15% of the UK’s Gross Value Added (GVA), and experiencing growth of 18% over the last five years. We’re home to 27,500 businesses in advanced manufacturing, employing 246,100. We export £43bn worth of goods to 178 countries, growing at a rate in excess of the national rate. The Midlands is indeed an engine of growth at the heart of the UK. Lincoln Immingham & Grimsby The home of Shakespeare, Robin Hood, JRR Tolkien and Sir Isaac Manchester Airport HS2 Stoke-on-Trent Newton is today at the centre of plans for a new high speed rail Nottingham M6 Derby network and an innovation hub for advanced manufacturing, M1 East Midlands Airport automotive, life sciences, digital technologies and rail technologies. HS2 Shrewsbury M54 M6 M42 Leicester Birmingham Airport handles over 10 million passengers across 140 TOLL routes annually, while East Midlands Airport is the UK’s second Wolverhampton M5 M1 Birmingham largest cargo handler. In total, 45% of British rail freight and 33% Birmingham Solihull M6 Int. Airport of heavy road freight goes to, from or through the Midlands. Coventry M42 Northampton M5 Stratford- The region has the fastest improving rail network in Europe and upon-Avon Worcester M40 London by 2033 will be the hub of the country’s new HS2 high speed rail Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted Airports network – expanding capacity and connecting to London in less HS2 than 50 minutes. M50 M5 London Luton Airport 4 The Midland’s Opportunity Capacity, Capability, Connectivity The Midlands is at the heart of UK advanced engineering, home to a global cluster of aerospace, automotive and rail companies. Aston Martin Lagonda, BMW, Bombardier, Jaguar Land Rover, Geely, GKN, JCB, Rolls-Royce, Siemens and Toyota UK are just some of the OEMs here designing and manufacturing the transport solutions of today and tomorrow. Our highly skilled workforce, world-class training facilities and internationally renowned universities and innovation centres, combined with excellent connectivity by rail, road and air and a superb quality of life, has made the Midlands the first choice for advanced engineering and manufacturing in the UK. We’ve been building trains and railways for 200 years, and today we are on the fast track for a new rail revolution, driven by exciting opportunities and technologies such as high speed rail, light rail and digital technologies.