TEES VALLEY RAIL STATEMENT December 2016 GENERAL INTRODUCTION and BACKGROUND

TEES VALLEY RAIL STATEMENT December 2016 GENERAL INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

Here in the Tees Valley, we have ambitious plans to build on our world-class expertise and critical mass sectors such as chemicals, energy, advanced manufacturing (particularly oil and gas, metals and automotive) and logistics, with growing capability in new industries - biologics, subsea, digital/creative and the low carbon economy. Our updated Strategic Economic Plan sets out how we will achieve transformational growth of 25,000 new jobs, 23,000 new homes and a £1 billion increase in GVA. The Tees Valley economy, including all of our growth sectors, needs effective and reliable multi-modal transport connections, with rail playing a critical role in delivering this for both passengers and freight.

HARTLEPOOL Population: 92,500 Jobs: 33,100 Businesses: 2,215

STOCKTON-ON-TEES Population: 194,800 REDCAR & CLEVELAND Jobs: 90,400 Population: 135,300 Businesses: 5,260 Jobs: 48,200 Businesses: 3,055

DARLINGTON Population: 105,400 Jobs: 55,600 MIDDLESBROUGH Businesses: 3,020 Population: 139,500 Jobs: 66,100 Businesses: 2,955

LEGEND Road Network Stations Durham Tees Valley Airport Motorway Urban Centres Rail Line Teesport

01 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 As the maps above and below help to indicate, the rail network in the Tees Valley plays a key role in linking our main centres of economic activity and also providing crucial connectivity to other parts of the country. Passenger rail has continued to show significant growth in recent years, and is key to providing good public transport access between the main economic/retail centres, the port, airport and many of our major employment and regeneration sites. Freight movements by rail have also continued to increase as epitomised by the growth in container traffic into and out of Teesport.

On the face of it, whilst the rail network is fairly extensive, it is still based, to a large extent, on historic patterns of development and travel demand and it doesn’t necessarily fully meet the needs of the modern day Tees Valley economy. Service levels, quality and connections are also not up to a sufficient standard to fully support our Strategic Economic Plan. The Tees Valley rail strategy, which has been agreed and well established for some time, is therefore a combination of priorities on both the national and local rail networks.

02 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 NATIONAL RAIL

These priorities include enhanced strategic rail benefit the Tees Valley economy by £400 million. connectivity and improvements through the long In addition further research has shown that there distance franchises which serve the Tees Valley is a clear business case for improved services at (East Coast, Cross-Country and Transpennine, Darlington to be supplemented by the introduction with Northern Powerhouse Rail and High Speed of new direct services between Middlesbrough Rail in the longer term), wider electrification of and London. It is therefore very welcome that the the network with Northallerton to Middlesbrough/ Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) franchise, which Teesport the immediate priority, upgraded rolling began operation in March 2015, now contains firm stock for local rail (to replace the life-expired commitments to improve services to Darlington ‘Pacer’ fleet), local timetable, journey time and and also to introduce new direct services to connectivity enhancements and further capacity Middlesbrough. These have now been approved for freight growth (eg containers from Teesport). by the Office of Road and Rail. Hartlepool and Eaglescliffe continue to benefit from the direct Our links to London and Scotland are critical links to London provided by Grand Central so for business and leisure travel so an enhanced the 10 year contract extension of this Open East Coast service at Darlington which provides Access contract up to 2025 was also welcome. improved journey times and service reliability It is important that these links are retained and is fundamental. The importance of this service enhanced and that timetables are closely planned is highlighted by recent research which showed with the new VTEC services to offer optimum that existing East Coast services at Darlington provision for Tees Valley passengers.

03 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 In terms of East-West connectivity, vital strategic the area. In particular, there are strong economic, links are provided by the Transpennine franchise social and cultural links between Tees Valley and from both Darlington and Middlesbrough (plus Leeds. The link to Manchester Airport is critical in Thornaby and Yarm) to York, Leeds, Manchester that it is the only direct link between the area and and Manchester Airport, in particular. The one of the country’s major international airports. Tees Valley rail strategy is absolutely clear, and this position was outlined through various Connectivity to the Midlands and beyond to the Government/franchise consultations, that this South West, as well as to Yorkshire as outlined franchise is long-distance in nature and it is above, is also important and is currently provided important for it to be retained as such. Again it by CrossCountry services. These links should be was therefore very welcome when direct, fast retained in terms of their current quantum but links from both Darlington and Middlesbrough journey times should be improved significantly to these key destinations were retained in the as, for example, rail journey times between the new Transpennine franchise, awarded on 1st Tees Valley and the Midlands are not particularly April 2016, along with commitments for service competitive with those by car. Unlike other key improvements, new rolling stock and reduced franchises that serve the Tees Valley which have journey times. The economic linkages between been renewed recently, the CrossCountry franchise Tees Valley and the West Yorkshire and Manchester is not due to be re-tendered until 2019 which is at Cities are important to the economic vitality of the end of the Government’s franchise programme.

04 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 In the longer term, Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) and That is why a major upgrade to High Speed Rail (HS2) will play a critical role in further Darlington Station, which will provide enhancing strategic rail connectivity to the Tees Valley. further platform and track capacity, a NPR, which is the centre-piece of Transport for the significantly enhanced station building North’s rail strategy, will potentially further transform including improved retail and commercial links to the key economic powerhouses of Leeds and opportunities as well as much improved Manchester, as well as to Manchester Airport, by accessibility and integration, is one of the delivering further significant journey time reductions and two key strategic rail priorities for the Tees improving journey quality across the Pennines. HS2, which Valley Combined Authority. is the Government’s main national long-term rail priority, will improve connectivity to London and Scotland and will Given its strategic location on the ECML, have a particular transformational impact on links to the Darlington Station is a major rail gateway Midlands by drastically reducing journey times by rail. It for the Tees Valley but it is not currently is therefore vital that the Tees Valley is directly served by fulfilling its potential due to capacity both these transformational high speed rail services in the issues and lack of appropriate facilities. future. This adversely impacts on both mainline services and those local services which either terminate or cross the mainline at Darlington. A strong business case has therefore been developed to create a re-modelled Darlington Station Growth Hub which will deliver the required infrastructure improvements to make Darlington fully NPR and HS2 ready, at the For all this to work there is a pressing need for major same time as overcoming the immediate investment in additional capacity on the East Coast capacity constraints. The proposal Mainline north of York to allow for the combined demands envisages around £100m of public and of NPR, HS2, ‘classic’ rail and freight to be met in full. private investment to recast the station at Darlington Station is a particular pinch-point on this the heart of the town. The wider station section of the strategic rail network which is now causing masterplan includes up to 30,000 sq m of operational constraints for long distance services as well new business space and up to 1,500 new as for local passenger and freight services which cross or homes with the station connecting better terminate here. The lack of capacity is compounded when to the Central Park Enterprise Zone, the further service enhancements are introduced and it will historic Market Hall area and other public severely restrict the impact of NPR and HS2 which will spaces in Darlington, creating over 3,000 have a negative effect on the Tees Valley economy. direct and indirect jobs.

05 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 As part of its East Coast Route Network Study the North of England. Approvals and funding during 2015/16, Network Rail has now identified are already in place for the Northern Gateway Darlington and one of the priority locations for Container Terminal expansion at Teesport which investment to increase capacity on the ECML. will more than double the container capacity to Tees Valley Combined Authority welcomes this 1.1 million TEU and create up to 4,000 direct and and believes a major upgrade at Darlington indirect jobs. The provision of W12 clearance on should be delivered in the short-term to address this route will also help to alleviate capacity issues some immediate capacity and operational issues at Darlington, thus further boosting the business but also as an ‘early win’ in a wider package case for our other main priority. It is vital that of measures to significantly increase network gauge clearance of the freight network is delivered capacity and capability on the East Coast Mainline as part of a coherent national strategy so that between York and Newcastle. effective end to end railfreight routes are provided. For example it is important for Teesport to be fully The other main strategic priority for rail relates linked to distribution centres in the Midlands, to the upgrade of the strategic rail line to North West England and South West Scotland, as Middlesbrough and on to Teesport, a key route for well as to other ports, in order that containers can both freight and passenger services. The current be moved effectively. However, due to the lack of limited gauge clearance of the line, from where sufficient gauge clearance on some key strategic it leaves the ECML at Northallerton, requires all routes (eg across the Pennines), some current container traffic from Teesport to/from the south railfreight movements are forced to undertake very to make a reversing manoeuvre at Darlington, long and inefficient diversions which often deems which adds time, distance and cost and places them un-economic when compared to more direct a limit on train path availability for now and the routes by road. The Transport for the North Freight future. W12 gauge clearance of the line is therefore Strategy recognises this as a major gap in network very important, as a precursor to electrification of provision and identifies gauge clearance across the the route, to support the on-going development Pennines as one of the main transport priorities of Teesport as a truly international gateway for for the North of England.

06 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 In addition to gauge clearance, journey times on the route need to be reduced significantly. Train speeds are relatively low on this line, when compared to other equivalent routes and to highlight this point rail journey times to York from Middlesbrough (circa 1 hour) are double those from Darlington (circa 30 mins), even though the journey distances are very similar. A reduction in journey time is particularly important to enhance the following national rail links:

Direct Transpennine services to Manchester Finally, future electrification of the line from Airport, now that these have been secured in Northallerton is also important as it will complete the long-term in the new franchise. the Transpennine link between Manchester Airport and Middlesbrough. Currently the Existing Grand Central services to London, proposed Transpennine upgrade programme will serving Hartlepool and Eaglescliffe in the Tees see electrification stop at Northallerton on its Valley. completion. TVCA feel that there is a strong case New East Coast services to London from to extend this to Middlesbrough/Teesport and the Middlesbrough and Thornaby, that are Northern Sparks Report in 2015 recommended committed in the new franchise. this as one of the top 5 priorities for the next phase of electrification across the North of England. There would be significant operational benefits and cost savings for both VTEC and TPE if the relatively short last section of both long distance routes were electrified to provide full end-to-end electrification. It will also contribute to the much needed passenger journey time/speed improvements on the line between Middlesbrough and York.

07 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 What we need More and faster rail connections to all parts of the country and to hubs for onward international connectivity.

Upgraded rail lines that can provide the required capacity and journey times for projected passenger and freight growth and associated rolling stock enhancements.

Upgrades and major re-modelling of our key rail interchanges to ensure that they are fit for purpose in light of projected passenger and service growth.

Tees Valley to be a fundamental part of future NPR and HS2 networks.

Improved connectivity with local rail services.

A rail network that underpins the Tees Valley Strategic Transport Plan and fully supports our Strategic Economic Plan.

08 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 LOCAL RAIL

Rail connectivity within the Tees Valley, for both The Northern franchise provides the majority of passenger and freight services, is also vital to local rail services which operate on the network our economic growth to ensure that our key identified above. Despite a lack of any real centres of population and economic activity are investment, there has been significant growth in well connected together as well as to the national rail patronage across the Tees Valley in recent rail network. This is highlighted by the fact years. Since the year 2000, patronage at all Tees that “Connecting Centres” is one of the 5 main Valley stations has grown by 74% up to 2015/16 and themes within the Combined Authority’s Strategic growth has largely been maintained through recent Transport Plan framework. challenging economic conditions (eg there was a 5.5% increase between 2012/13 and 2015/16). Detailed patronage figures for the Tees Valley stations can be found in Appendix A.

09 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 However, most existing local timetables were The focus then changed to a more pragmatic designed many years ago and are not now solution which aimed to utilise the existing rail reflective of the travel demands of the modern day network more effectively. This was more in line Tees Valley economy. For example connections with Government thinking on getting the most between services are often far from ideal, services out of existing assets and crucially was more do not always start early or run late enough, deliverable in reality than a stand-alone new Sunday services are often poor and there are even system. The main objectives of the Tees Valley gaps in service at the busiest weekday peak times. Metro concept such as new/improved stations, Local services should therefore be planned and enhanced frequencies/timetables and new rolling delivered in a more effective manner to meet this stock were all retained, but their means of delivery demand. became very much geared around a ‘heavy’ rail solution. It was understood that this would To support our future plans, we need a rail need to be delivered in stages with a reliance on network that has high quality vehicles, frequent the rail franchise processes and other industry services and goes to where people will want to funding mechanisms for some of the step-change travel now and in the future. This is the principle improvements and that this would inevitably take behind the Tees Valley’s rail ambitions which aim is some time. The term ‘Metro’ was also dropped to to provide a 21st century transit system using our avoid confusion or unhelpful references to previous existing rail network in a more cost effective and light rail or tram proposals. efficient way. On the basis of this revised approach the Tees Tees Valley ‘Metro’ was a term that was attached Valley was subsequently successful in obtaining some time ago to the ambitions to improve the funding to develop these local rail proposals public transport system across the area. The further and significant work was then undertaken desire to deliver a step change in local rail facilities in partnership with Network Rail. This provided a and services, which was the basic ethos of Tees good understanding of what capacity constraints Valley Metro, has never waned but the scope of existed on the network, particularly in relation to the scheme and the way it can be delivered was aspirations for increased frequencies and further required to adapt to circumstances over time. developed schemes to address these as well as Historically, for example in the latter days of proposing improvements to a number of existing Cleveland County Council and more recently when stations and completing preliminary design work Tees Valley Regeneration developed the Metro for two new stations. brand and led the project in the early 2000s, On the back of this work a Phase 1 programme there were plans for a completely new light rail for Tees Valley Rail Improvements was developed or tram system for the whole of the Tees Valley to deliver short-term deliverable priorities to effectively replace the current rail network and focussed on station investment and the provision support the area’s economic growth ambitions of improved facilities for passengers. In addition to with an entirely different transport solution. This the funding secured for the Network Rail study and was at a time when a number of other light rail design work, a further £8.5million was secured schemes were under consideration across the firstly through the Regional Funding allocation country. Unfortunately a business case for such a and then through the Local Sustainable Transport wholesale investment, in what was estimated at Fund (LSTF) to deliver significant infrastructure the time as at least a £250-£300m project for the investment. Tees Valley (likely to be much higher at today’s prices), could not be made. This was clearly the case elsewhere with virtually no other light rail schemes, other than extensions to existing systems, ever emerging and even economies and populations the size of Leeds and West Yorkshire could not make the case for such investment.

10 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 Details of these improvements are provided in Appendix B, but the main headlines are:

New station serving James Cook University Hospital and the surrounding area including Middlesbrough Sports Village and existing and new residential housing developments Major Upgrades at Hartlepool, Eaglescliffe and Redcar Central Stations; Provision of a minimum standard of passenger The major investment headline in the Northern facilities at all stations including better waiting franchise for 2016-2025 is the full replacement of shelters, CCTV, real-time CIS , improved the much maligned ‘Pacer’ train fleet and the full, signage and information boards and better as-new upgrade of the remaining rolling stock in cycle parking; the fleet. All Pacers (which provide the majority of New footbridge at Thornaby Station. services in the Tees Valley) will be replaced by 2019 and all other upgrades will be in place by 2020 Importantly the Phase 1 programme also set at the latest. This will provide the step-change in the context and provided the early evidence for rolling stock quality that the Tees Valley rail system the more detailed Masterplan developments at has required for many years whilst at the same Darlington and Middlesbrough Stations. As well time improving train performance and increasing as being important station upgrades in their own seat capacity. right, these schemes are fundamental in unlocking the necessary capacity to expand the network of Another major improvement will be the local passenger and freight services further. introduction of a range of inter-regional express type services, within the Northern franchise, In April 2016 the new Northern rail franchise right across the North of England. These will was awarded to Arriva for a period of 9 years. be branded as ‘Northern Connect’ and one of For the first time in many years this franchise these services will be Middlesbrough-Newcastle- was awarded on the assumption that significant Carlisle, which will double the frequency of direct growth would occur during its lifetime and major Middlesbrough-Newcastle services from one investment was included in order to facilitate this. per hour to two per hour. As yet the route of the This had not been the case for at least the previous service has not been finalised with routes via two franchise replacement rounds. Sunderland and Hartlepool (Durham Coast) or via The process leading up to April 2016 was also ECML, Durham and the Stillington line both under different due to the fact that DfT let the franchise consideration. Either way the boost to direct rail through more of a Partnership arrangement connectivity and journey quality between the Tees with Rail North. Rail North is the organisation Valley and North East Combined Authority areas which brings together all transport authorities in will be very welcome. the North of England on matters relating to the There is also significant investment for station Northern (and Transpennine) franchises. It had a improvements included in the franchise although significant influence on the specification for both scheme details are to be worked up. This will franchises, more so than local authorities had ever build on the significant local investment already had individually previously, as DfT moved towards made to improve station in the Tees Valley. One devolving some rail responsibilities. The influence firm commitment will see the delivery of ticket of Rail North will get greater as further roles and machines at all Northern stations, other those responsibilities are devolved through the lifetime of irregularly served, by 2020. In the Tees Valley this this franchises. will mean that all stations, other than Teesside Airport and Redcar British Steel, will be included. There is also a commitment to deliver an improved/streamlined range of ticketing available via ‘smarter’ means and to improve integration with other modes of transport.

11 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 In terms of franchise management, the biggest change for the Tees Valley was a commitment to resourcing a North East Business Unit within the new Northern franchise. This involves the franchisee having a dedicated Regional Director and supporting team based in the North East and working much more closely with regional stakeholders on franchise management issues. On the Combined Authority (TVCA and NECA) side, a North East Rail Management Unit (NERMU) has been created, also involving North Yorkshire and Cumbria County Councils. NERMU, which now also has a dedicated manager, provides the client-side body that will work with the franchisee in a much closer more collaborative way than was possible previously to ensure that franchise improvements are delivered as planned and that further enhancements (eg timetable/service improvements) are assessed and delivered. NERMU is perhaps the first example of Rail North devolution in practice and it constitutes a real achievement for TVCA and our North East partners to have had this included in the franchise, following significant development work. A minimum of 2 trains per hour operate on all This new arrangement provides TVCA with the rail lines wholly within the Tees Valley. greater influence over local rail operations and Further frequency enhancements are provided planning that has been desired for some time. It on core east-west route. is hoped that the NERMU arrangement will now allow for local intelligence on issues such as Connections between all local/regional economic and housing growth to be considered at and national services are improved at key a much earlier stage of the timetable planning and interchange points. service development process. It is also hoped that this will allow for any improvements to connections Sufficient network capacity is provided and timetables that are not included in the new to support or growth ambitions for both franchise, to be now be considered and delivered passenger and freight services. on a regional basis rather than all decisions on our Further station improvements are delivered, local franchise continuing to be made in Whitehall. particularly in relation to accessibility

The Tees Valley Combined Authority welcomes the NERMU will further develop important links with improvements that are included in the Northern the two Community Rail Partnerships that cover franchise but will be working hard through NERMU lines which link into the core Tees Valley rail to ensure that: network. These are the Bishop Line Community Rail Partnership which covers services between Bishop Auckland and Darlington and the Esk Valley Community Rail Partnership which cover services between Whitby and Middlesbrough. In addition NERMU will also liaise closely with the two active rail user groups in the Tees Valley, the Saltburn Line Users Group (SLUG) and Coastliners which covers the Durham Coast Line.

In order for our passenger and freight enhancements to be deliverable on the ground, sufficient network capacity must be freed up. The re-modelling of both Darlington and Middlesbrough Stations is crucial for this to happen.

12 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 Darlington Station Masterplan Middlesbrough Station Masterplan The main issues at Darlington are around lack of A similar Masterplan is now to be developed for capacity for: Middlesbrough Station, the Tees Valley’s other key rail gateway. Issues at Middlesbrough include: Mainline passenger services, as access to the main platforms within the station involves Lack of platform capacity and operational inefficient early deceleration and diversion off flexibility for the service levels that operate the mainline. now.

Local services, which need to cross the This will be further compounded by mainline north and south of the station in longer trains that will be delivered in order to stop there. the Transpennine Express franchise, the new committed Virgin Trains East Coast Southbound Freight services, which need to Middlesbrough-London services, enhanced travel north into/through the station before Northern Rail frequencies into Middlesbrough then going south. such as Northern Connect and from the Esk In addition station facilities and access are not Valley and the continued growth in freight fit for purpose. services such as containers to/from Teesport.

The Darlington Station Masterplan proposes a Lack of integration with other modes of significant remodelling of this key interchange to transport. resolve all the capacity constraints and conflicts. Lack of integration with Middlesbrough town Crucially it will also provide the required additional centre and with the growing Middlehaven capacity to cater for all forecast growth including Enterprise Zone site immediately adjacent on NPR and HS2 services. A key complimentary the North side of the Station. infrastructure investment will involve the upgrade of the Middlesbrough to Northallerton route for On-going issues with the condition of the all freight which will remove the need for the station building façade, car park and entrance, inefficient manoeuvres at Darlington. currently subject of a Network Rail project.

In addition to the track infrastructure and new Using funding committed by the Combined station building will be constructed on the East Authority, Middlesbrough Council will develop Side of the Station which will link to the existing the Masterplan with the intention of developing a building by a new, fully accessible purpose built single solution for the station that will resolve all footbridge. Car parking and interchange facilities the issues outlined above to ensure that facilities will be improved as will links to the town centre and infrastructure at the station are adequate for and adjacent Central Park Enterprise Zone site. such a major rail gateway. Along with the Council Within the station the retail and commercial offer and the Combined Authority the Partnership to will be significantly improved to be more in keeping develop the Masterplan also includes Network with the strategic gateway function of the station. Rail, Transpennine Express as existing Station The wider Masterplan proposal envisages up to Facilities Owner, Northern Rail as existing major 30,000 sq m of new business space and up to 1,500 user of the station and Virgin Trains East Coast new homes as the station area is recast as an as operator of the future Middlesbrough-London essential part of Darlington’s town centre heart. services.

The Masterplan was completed in 2016 with the As with Darlington, it is hoped that Network Rail intention that Network Rail prioritises the scheme will identify the outputs from the Masterplan within its investment programme for Control in its Control Period 6 (2019-2024) investment Period 6 (2019-2024). programme.

13 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 What we need? Improved rail links, frequencies, journey times and connections between all Tees Valley centres.

Improved connectivity between local and national rail services at our key interchanges.

Better trains with more seats.

Investment at Darlington and Middlesbrough Stations to unlock network capacity.

Further upgrades at other stations and on local rail lines to facilitate the forecast growth in passenger and freight services.

Improved, smart ticketing options and better integration with other modes of transport.

A rail network that underpins the Tees Valley Strategic Transport Plan and fully supports our Strategic Economic Plan.

14 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 APPENDIX A - Patronage Figures at Tees Valley Stations, 1999/2000 to 2015/16

TEES VALLEY STATIONS: ANNUAL PATRONAGE DATA (boarders & alighters) 1999/2000 - 2015/2016

% Change 99/00- Origin Station 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 15/16 Allen’s West 37,160 39,122 41,407 45,187 47,939 51,102 69,352 67,477 72,051 67,026 59,316 59,174 63,651 62,069 59,085 59,320 63,248 70 Billingham 41,952 33,703 31,978 32,393 40,651 44,265 56,220 62,455 69,777 72,061 68,487 68,457 71,387 68,812 73,500 75,952 86,197 105 Darlington 1,329,082 1,593,157 1,481,949 1,511,821 1,685,715 1,803,034 1,921,121 2,039,554 2,119,510 2,186,135 2,160,293 2,209,368 2,258,921 2,175,768 2,199,524 2,243,233 2,250,978 69 Dinsdale 11,786 11,289 11,667 9,719 10,250 11,199 15,625 15,012 13,976 17,744 18,512 21,458 28,408 32,697 43,899 48,569 54,486 362 Eaglescliffe 46,094 45,781 44,843 44,369 54,840 54,589 60,287 65,748 76,125 83,799 109,580 123,309 136,496 149,821 177,504 196,769 204,942 345 Gypsy Lane 8,267 7,180 6,755 7,268 9,075 10,364 11,417 12,024 12,915 18,426 20,706 23,570 22,716 21,926 23,713 26,414 30,388 268 Hartlepool 269,886 232,847 227,133 247,126 303,616 316,289 346,835 375,728 397,307 428,869 465,071 508,942 524,708 534,792 574,120 618,894 644,329 139 James Cook n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 22,777 30,912 n/a Longbeck 34,150 35,841 36,147 34,640 41,428 40,659 39,533 41,608 42,009 44,039 43,696 44,974 40,689 40,070 41,208 40,405 43,207 27 Marske 52,942 51,306 50,200 47,743 54,385 65,683 72,249 72,820 71,253 77,182 79,701 79,617 76,971 79,141 78,300 79,261 76,112 44 Marton 2,823 3,030 2,869 2,545 3,140 3,602 3,090 3,844 4,829 6,896 8,748 9,806 9,149 9,882 10,586 10,589 13,549 380 Middlesbrough 953,325 916,925 923,006 903,021 1,042,710 1,121,506 1,202,788 1,244,834 1,302,702 1,350,173 1,356,674 1,429,017 1,426,881 1,367,087 1,373,524 1,348,960 1,333,222 40 North Road 17,703 17,382 15,241 13,689 16,347 19,318 20,972 20,606 23,132 26,416 23,258 25,216 33,011 32,919 35,728 31,110 32,320 83 Nunthorpe 9,181 8,500 7,521 8,169 10,530 11,430 12,413 13,792 16,790 23,213 23,831 24,913 22,333 22,639 24,248 32,523 35,825 290 Redcar British Steel 500 571 560 195 57 491 923 549 647 1,092 1,558 952 826 901 1,229 1,224 743 49 Redcar Central 273,349 269,097 281,846 274,828 325,471 356,876 373,052 396,397 395,946 374,232 372,510 375,704 377,405 365,764 384,430 359,660 343,165 26 Redcar East 113,101 113,967 108,208 103,484 115,173 136,650 143,820 142,756 155,713 157,834 147,406 143,633 137,867 140,720 129,449 119,627 112,042 -1 Saltburn 196,740 185,570 185,329 173,377 203,896 218,371 225,062 236,601 237,906 239,339 239,783 252,185 258,788 253,662 266,569 252,638 250,724 27 Seaton Carew 14,312 11,320 10,350 9,772 13,980 14,856 17,879 22,265 27,341 30,781 32,577 39,924 44,695 46,602 53,554 57,386 56,074 292 South Bank 1,790 1,015 955 430 897 1,057 1,941 1,591 1,707 1,534 1,117 2,509 2,666 4,712 12,514 22,914 21,899 1123 Stockton 52,994 44,747 39,586 43,985 54,360 55,533 58,196 63,434 62,920 62,586 63,637 66,720 70,542 68,914 77,671 73,067 77,193 46 Teesside Airport 82 98 150 53 42 72 76 84 38 27 62 21 20 13 8 15 101 23 Thornaby 194,349 209,051 213,384 215,089 285,291 322,797 359,956 407,417 451,723 479,559 494,331 570,044 575,841 571,657 583,699 591,511 611,576 215 Yarm 81,191 76,234 70,679 71,468 90,697 97,992 96,746 99,966 113,351 120,344 125,656 131,997 132,726 122,596 122,872 125,747 135,564 67 TEES VALLEY TOTAL: 3,742,759 3,907,733 3,791,763 3,800,371 4,410,490 4,757,735 5,109,553 5,406,562 5,669,668 5,869,307 5,916,510 6,211,510 6,316,695 6,173,164 6,346,934 6,438,565 6,508,796 74

KEY: James Cook station opened on 18th May 2014

15 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 APPENDIX B - Details and Impacts of TVU Rail/Station Investment programme

A significant programme of improvements at the vast majority of Tees Valley stations has been completed, made possible by a combination of DfT Major scheme and LSTF funding (totalling nearly £10m over the last 4 years) and was managed by Tees Valley Unlimited, prior to the formation of the Tees Valley Combined Authority.

Dinsdale: Passenger facilities improvements that have been delivered include new shelters, real-time Customer Information Screens (CIS), CCTV, signage, information boards, vegetation clearance, new handrails, ramp resurfacing, etc. In addition there have been service frequency improvements up to full half hourly. Since then there has been a 67% increase in patronage between 2012/13 and 2015/16.

Before: After:

Allens West: Passenger Facilities improvements that have been delivered include real time CIS, CCTV, new shelters, signage, information boards, cycle parking, etc. Station usage increased by 7% between 2013/14 and 2015/16.

Before: After:

16 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 Eaglescliffe: A major £1.3m investment has recently been completed to transform this increasingly important station. A new staffed ticket office is now fully operational within refurbished station buildings and a new purpose built waiting room has been installed on the platform. Real-time CIS and CCTV have been installed throughout the station along with a range of other improvements for passengers and the footbridge and ramps have been resurfaced and new handrails installed. Finally a new, extended car park with more than double the number of spaces has been delivered to cope with the growing demand at the station.

Patronage continues to grow impressively year on year at Eaglescliffe and has increased by 145% here in the 7 years since Grand Central services started in 2008.

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17 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 Thornaby: This is a major destination station and interchange point. Patronage has increased by 215% since the station building (funded by Stockton BC) was first constructed in the early 2000s. As a sign of its continued success, First TPE has recently completed the extension of the ticket office building and doubled the number of ticket windows. Thornaby is the sixth busiest station in the North East (over 611k passenger journeys pa) after Newcastle, Darlington, Durham, Middlesbrough and Hartlepool. TVU made a £600k contribution to the upgrade of the pedestrian footbridge at the station with works completed in December 2014.

In May 2014 as part of the TPE timetable change, connections between TPE services and Northern (Durham Coast) services got significantly worse. This had a major detrimental impact for passengers from the likes of Hartlepool and Sunderland travelling south to York and beyond. TVU and ANEC have made representations to DfT and other bodies on this key issue.

Approximately 36% of demand to/from Thornaby is to York, Leeds, Manchester and Manchester Airport as a result of regular, direct rail links on this strategic TPE corridor.

Thornaby Footbridge Before: New footbridge:

Middlesbrough: This is a key destination station for the Tees Valley, being an important employment, retail and education centre and is its second busiest station (1.4m passenger journeys pa). The franchise operator (First TPE) has been successful in recent years in securing major investment at the station including new fully accessible lifts (previously a ‘barrow crossing’ was in place), other passenger facilities improvements and a major refurbishment of the subway. Locally funded improvements by TVU (£180k) have included enhanced accessibility at the North Entrance between the station and the Middlehaven regeneration site. As at Thornaby, a significant proportion of demand to/from Middlesbrough (25%) is to York, Leeds, Manchester and Manchester Airport.

Like Darlington, Middlesbrough station is also lacking capacity to cater for existing and future services. As a result of there being only two operational platforms for passenger services, even now Transpennine services which terminate at Middlesbrough are forced to undertake inefficient shunting manoeuvres in and out of the station to free up capacity for local services to call and pass through. Additional platform space is much needed, particularly as Transpennine trains will increase in length and new East Coast services and Northern Connect services are now committed. A masterplan for Middlesbrough will be developed to develop these infrastructure improvements and also to better integrate the station with the town centre and the adjacent growing education and employment zones on the North side.

Middlesbrough is also a key rail interchange point for services to James Cook station, particularly with Darlington-Saltburn (Northern Rail) and TPE services. The May 2014 TPE timetable changes also had a detrimental impact on interchange at Middlesbrough for new services to James Cook station.

A major review of timetables across the whole Tees Valley, to ensure they better serve the needs of our modern day economy, remains a high priority.

18 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 Hartlepool: Hartlepool station was one of the early beneficiaries of this investment. Significant station improvements have been delivered including a refurbished roof and canopy, platform resurfacing, enhanced ticket office, new waiting areas, improved CIS and information, new signage and artwork, with a £1.4m contribution from TVU. In addition a high quality public transport interchange and improved car parking has also been delivered at the station.

Refurbished Ticket Office: Artwork:

Hartlepool Main Platform Before: Hartlepool Main Platform After:

Patronage at Hartlepool continues to grow impressively each year and there has been a 39% growth in patronage in the 6 years since completion of these improvements. This has meant that Hartlepool is now the third busiest station in the Tees Valley and fifth busiest in the North East.

19 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 Seaton Carew: Passenger facilities improvements that have been delivered include new shelters, real-time CIS, CCTV, a small car park area, cycle parking vegetation clearance and ramp and handrail improvements.

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There has been an impressive 72% increase in patronage in 6 years since the completion of the project, which given the unwelcoming and isolated nature of the station previously, has been transformational and has helped make the station a more visible part of the community.

Billingham: Passenger facilities improvements that have been delivered include a new shelter, real-time CIS, CCTV, cycle parking, signage, footbridge improvements, etc.

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Patronage growth has increased by 25% in the 3 years (2012/13-2015/16) since improvements were completed (Tees Valley average over this period was 6%).

20 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 Stockton: Passenger facilities improvements that have been delivered include real-time CIS, CCTV, shelter refurbishment, new seating, signage and information improvements, etc.

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Patronage growth has increased by 12% in the 3 years, 2012/13-2015/16, since improvements were completed (Tees Valley average was 6%).

Marton: Passenger facilities improvements that have been delivered include a new shelter, real-time CIS, CCTV, PA system, signage, information, ramp/access improvements, etc.

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Patronage levels have increased by 37% in the 3 years since project completion.

21 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 Gypsy Lane: Similar passenger facilities improvements have been delivered at this station Before: After:

Patronage levels have increased by 39% in the 3 years since project completion and the improvements have resolved issues of vandalism and anti-social behaviour that were prevalent at this location prior to implementation.

Nunthorpe: Passenger facilities improvements that have been delivered include a new shelter, real-time CIS, CCTV, cycle parking, signage, etc.

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Patronage levels have increased by 58% in the 3 years since project completion.

22 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 James Cook Station: The long awaited new station serving the James Cook University Hospital, surrounding existing and new housing sites and the adjacent Prissick Sports Village, is now fully operational. Costing £2.1m from LSTF, it is the first new station to open in the Tees Valley for nearly 20 years and was planned and delivered in partnership between Tees Valley Unlimited, Middlesbrough Council, South Tees NHS Trust, Northern Rail and Network Rail.

The station was officially opened by Baroness Kramer, Minister of State for Transport, on 18th July 2014. Patronage in the first year (2014/15) was 22,777 and this rose by 36% to 30,912 in 2015/16.

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Saltburn: Passenger facilities have been improved at this key destination station which is an important tourism centre in the Tees Valley. Improvements include new shelters (heritage style in keeping with the surroundings), CCTV, CIS, ticket machine and improved signage and information.

There has been no significant change in patronage levels at Saltburn in recent years. Before: After:

23 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 Redcar Central: A major £1.2m upgrade programme has just been completed which has helped to transform the station approaches, passenger environment and the sense of arrival at this important station. This includes north side entrance and accessibility improvements and significant improvements to the passenger facilities, waiting areas, access and landscaping on platforms 1 and 2, including new artwork on platform 2.

The station improvements and new artwork were official unveiled by the Mayor of Redcar on 18th November 2014.

Despite this investment, patronage has fallen by 5% between 2014/15 and 2015/16. This was the period where the closure of the Redcar Steelworks impacted very heavily on the local economy so this is likely to have been a significant contributory factor. In addition over the same period there has been major investment by the local operator to improve bus services in the Redcar-Middlesbrough corridor, so this could also have had an impact on rail patronage at Redcar Central

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Marske: Improvements to various passenger facilities that have been delivered include new shelters, real-time CIS, CCTV, signage, information, etc. Patronage has remained relatively unchanged over recent years.

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Longbeck: Similar improvements have been completed at this station, as at its near neighbour Marske, and patronage has increased by 8% in the 3 years since their introduction.

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25 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 Redcar East: Passenger facilities improvements that have been delivered at this station include new shelters, real- time CIS, CCTV, ticket machine, improved signage and information, etc.

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Redcar East Before: After:

Unfortunately, despite this investment there has been a similar decline in use at this station as has been witnessed at Redcar Central. The local economic circumstances and improved local bus services, as outlined above for Redcar Central, are also likely to be contributory factors for Redcar East.

26 Tees Valley Combined Authority - Tees Valley Rail Statement December 2016 South Bank: Similar passenger facilities improvements have been delivered at this station too:

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The improvements at South Bank were aimed to complement frequency enhancements (from 4 trains per day to an hourly service) which were introduced in May 2013. This has resulted in a 365% increase in patronage in the three years since all these improvements were introduced.

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