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Limited Annual Report and Accounts 2018

Strategic report North Eastern and East Midlands

The London North Eastern and East Midlands (LNE & EM) route contains strategically important national assets which connect communities and economies across the length and breadth of the country. LNE & EM encompasses three of the country’s most important rail corridors: the (ECML); the Midland Main Line (MML) and the TransPennine route. Geographically it is the biggest Network Rail route, with 4,600 miles of track spanning the length of the country from to London via and Sheffield.

Key statistics 4,600 miles of track 221m passenger journeys each year 396 stations 3,400 passenger trains every weekday 5,696 employees 58m freight tonnes every year, equivalent to £940m spent on capital expenditure 6.9m lorry loads compared to £788m in the previous year Serving communities home to 7.6m people

Key scorecard targets Minimum Target Maximum

2017/18 56.9% Scorecard Outturn 2016/17 51.0% 2017/18 Safety 2016/17 2017/18 Financial Performance 2016/17 2017/18 Investment 2016/17 2017/18 Asset Management 2016/17 2017/18 Train Performance 2016/17 2017/18 Locally Driven Customer Measures 2016/17

Overall the route has delivered a positive (better than forecast) Sadly, the impact of suicides on train performance has been Financial Performance Measure (FPM) (inclusive of Opex and significant for Northern, TransPennine Express (TPE), Grand Capex). But unfortunately missed its overall financial targets; Central, and East Coast (VTEC). this was mainly driven by the adverse weather at the latter half Suicide prevention patrols have been implemented at the of the year, which increased compensation payments to train south end of the ECML and a programme of lineside fencing operators, and the loss of planned work. In totality the route has enhancements is underway. This follows the very successful delivered an increase in its overall CAPEX work totalling £940 introduction of security patrols co-ordinated by a dedicated million, compared to prior financial year of £788m. Network Rail funded British Transport Police inspector which

17 Strategic report Rob McIntosh, McIntosh, Rob director, managing Route London North Eastern and East Midlands June 2018 27 Network Rail LimitedAnnual Report and Accounts 2018 Efficiency case study: Million-dollar Efficiency 2018) man (March a one- are stores unit’s delivery A maintenance tools and parts to keep equipment, stop shop for though, things stores many running. At the railway lead to – which can get a bit complicated can money. wasted logistics programme Andy Lewis, professional £1,000,000 with making tasked manager, was stock at stores the reviewing by of savings worth finding EM north area, the LNE & across to be unneeded materials opportunities for stock is managed how and improving returned within the stores. as weren’t that stores aware were Andy said: “We was definite could be and there as they efficient a tall It was at a lot of sites. improvement for room has been a huge success – we but the project order and then of savings a million pounds worth reached of £1,100,000. target surpassed our stretched not we’ve where been a single week hasn’t There been able to find some unused stock and get some more found alone we back – in one week money to return.” of materials than £100,000 worth communities and economies that it serves. We have have We that it serves. and economies communities opportunity once in a generation commenced our already Main Line, and the East Coast on Railway Digital to realise all the with to fruition, to bring this will be continuing we opportunities cross-industry transformative and sustained it creates. the to deliver see LNE & EM begin work will also Next year the Midland Main Line since it was of biggest upgrade cleaner, with passenger journeys transforming completed, Corby to railway services on the electrified and more greener to London. The East seats on journeys as 50% more as well of the IEP trains, Main Line will see the introduction Coast the Rail for in Network project and the biggest infrastructure route of the TransPennine – the upgrading years next few – will begin in earnest. crucial to is in the coming year undertaking are we The work of our the reliability and improving railway our growing first, to put safety will also continue but we infrastructure, and the of our staff, on the safety particularly focusing of the public, on our railway. safety 18 has seen a 45% reduction in delays caused by suicides for for suicides by caused in delays 45% reduction has seen a (GTR). Railway Govia a had have on the ECML failures line equipment Overhead and VTEC. Trains Hull Central, on Grand impact significant with line reliability in overhead heavily to invest continue We line assets. Overall, of changes to overhead a programme and Great both Thameslink for asset reliability improving throughout impact has had a positive Northern GTR services the year. that incidents been a number of external also have There the year. throughout performance impacted have the by impacted was for Performance due to a fire earlier this year of Nottingham Station closure of arson. Performance to be the result found later which was at Manchester events by impacted TPE was Northern and for near Manchester bombing including the arena stations, Piccadilly. at Manchester on the tracks and a protest Victoria conditions of autumnal weather The earlier than usual start performance, also affected years to recent compared in February and snow East Midlands Trains, particularly for plans in have We route. the across performance affected the Rail Head Treatment us to start place that will allow by issues caused earlier in 2018 to address programme Train autumnal weather. in the year Activities on the ground LNE & EM has seen work the last year Over outputs of our key look to deliver as we increase control the end of the current plan towards enhancement preparing are we London arteries, all our key period. Across of the new Thameslink services and the introduction for to our existing a series of improvements began and upgrade track of reliability to improve infrastructure line equipment. overhead saw its first The Midland Main Line programme capacity to Corby commissioning of the £130m Kettering on time and to budget in completed was which project a Council County In partnership with Derbyshire February. passengers in April opened for was at Ilkeston new station of with the London Borough contracted have 2017 and we at a new station for the development Barnet to complete plans. in support of their housing and growth Cross Brent in investment Main Line has seen significant The East Coast to improve railway of the electrified areas key renewing successfully were projects Three and reliability. performance of the in August 2017 to support the introduction completed the East onto (IEP) trains programme express new party third has been some successful Main Line. There Coast including the rail in the year delivery project funded inland large a Inland Port, to Rossington connection to support hub that has the potential freight intermodal 5,000 jobs. Route TransPennine reached on was milestone A significant to the DfT in with the submission of our proposals Upgrade different four December 2017. The submission provided and is on the route scenarios that could be implemented the DfT. Alongside this, early by being reviewed currently 2019 have in March starting the main work ahead of works signalling and including a new platform, at pace, continued at Micklefield. junction ahead In the year need we is straightforward; as the LNE & EM route Our role meets the needs of the that our railway to ensure London North Eastern and East Midlands continued East Midlands and NorthLondon Eastern