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Port Salford Freight Terminal GRIP 3 Option Selection Interim report to align current Reference Design and inform the decision process Project No. B1762900 Date: October 2012 Document Reference: B1762900-03/PM/REP/0100 PSFD - Options Report 121002R3_1 October 2012 Document control sheet BPP 04 F8 version 14 July 2012 Project: Port Salford Rail Terminal Client: Peel Holdings Project No: B1762900 Document title: GRIP 3 Option Selection - Interim report to align current Reference Design and inform the decision process Ref. 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Should the Client wish to release this document to a third party, Jacobs may, at its discretion, agree to such release provided that (a) Jacobs’ written agreement is obtained prior to such release; and (b) by release of the document to the third party, that third party does not acquire any rights, contractual or otherwise, whatsoever against Jacobs and Jacobs, accordingly, assume no duties, liabilities or obligations to that third party; and (c) Jacobs accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage incurred by the Client or for any conflict of Jacobs’ interests arising out of the Client's release of this document to the third party. PSFD - Options Report 121002R3_1 October 2012 CONTENTS Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................4 2. LOCATION ............................................................................................................................................5 3. SCHEME OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................................................6 4. EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE ...........................................................................................................9 5. KEY ISSUES AND CONSTRAINTS .................................................................................................. 16 6. SUMMARY OF DISCOUNTED GRIP 2 OPTIONS ............................................................................ 18 7. REVIEW OF GRIP 2 OPTIONS RECOMMENDED TO BE TAKEN FORWARD .............................. 20 8. PRS – SUMMARY OF KEY REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................. 25 9. OPTION 4 - REFERENCE DESIGN OVERVIEW .............................................................................. 27 10. OUTLINE CONSTRUCTION REMIT ................................................................................................. 43 11. DESIGN ASSUMPTIONS .................................................................................................................. 49 12. DESIGNERS RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................... 50 13. PROGRAMME ................................................................................................................................... 51 14. ROGS REGULATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 55 15. CONSULTATION ............................................................................................................................... 57 16. APPENDICES .................................................................................................................................... 58 PSFD - Options Report 121002R3_1 October 2012 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Port Salford is a £138 million project with planning permission to develop the UK's first tri-modal (served by road, rail and short-sea shipping) inland port facility and distribution park on the Barton Strategic Site adjacent to the Manchester Ship Canal. It is proposed that the Port Salford Freight Terminal be connected by rail to the Liverpool – Manchester via Chat Moss line, between Astley and Patricroft to allow rail access to/from the West Coast Mainline via Parkside Jcn and Earlestown, and to/from the east for services via Manchester. The terminal is to be designed to handle the most modern rail traffic with capacity for 775m (30SLU) trains with up to 16 trains per day (8 in / 8 out) which need to be timetabled to align with the proposed operational planning flows for the route and achieved without impacting other services on the DSE line. A separate study has been commissioned directly by Peel to consider timetable and operational constrains, which have been used to inform the requirements for the form of connection, turnout speeds on/off the main line and extent of signalling The purpose of this Interim Option Selection Report is to align the current Reference Design and inform the decision process with respect to decisions made following submission of the GRIP2 report in February 201, and to: • Provide an overview of the findings contained within the GRIP2 report. • Identify how each of the potential options, that were recommended by the GRIP 2 report to be taken forward, have been considered • Consider the parameters and advantages / disadvantages of each option • Clarify the key constraints and required parameters for design • Provide an outline reference design for the recommended option, that it is anticipated will form the basis for the GRIP3 AIP design. Provide an overview of construction to enable consideration of possession requirements and application timescales therefore. For clarity it should be noted that the outline reference design included within this report is submitted as a basis for discussion and subsequent amendment and development through the GRIP3 process. The outline reference design has not been integrated fully with all RAM requirements within the Project Requirements Specification issued at the end of August 2012, it is however largely compliant therewith, and the requirements of the PRS will be fully integrated into the design as it is progressed. It is recommended, subject to acceptance in principal of the outcomes of the option selection process that has been undertaken to date, that this reference design be taken forward to an IDR1 stage review as the proposed base design. Full; supporting information to the outline reference design– such as Geotechnical Factual Reports, Estimates and Environmental assessment etc, were provided within the GRIP2 report and have not been included again herein as the purpose of this report is to inform the Network Rail Project team of the design progress to date and gain agreement to the baseline position to move forward to GRIP3 design. PSFD - Options Report 121002R3_1 October 2012 2. LOCATION Port Salford is located to the west of Manchester The new Freight terminal is to be constructed in the area bounded by the railway to the north, the M62 to the west, the M60 to the east, and the Manchester Ship Canal to the south. The Freight terminal is connected by rail to the Deal St – Edge Hill railway adjacent to the M62 motorway bridge, by road to the A57, and also be served by shipping along the Manchester Ship Canal from Runcorn PSFD - Options Report 121002R3_1 October 2012 3. SCHEME OVERVIEW The proposal for the operation of a new Freight Terminal at Port Salford is to connect to the Liverpool – Manchester DSE:Deal St – Edge Hill line (commonly referred to as the Chat Moss line), between Astley and Patricroft to allow rail access to/from the West Coast Mainline via Parkside Jcn and Earlestown, and to/from the east for services