Continuous Modular Strategic Planning North of England Freight Strategic Questions
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Continuous Modular Strategic Planning North of England Freight Strategic Questions 12 November 2018 Document Control Document Title Continuous Modular Strategic Planning – North of England - Freight Version and date V1.0 12/11/2018 Author Richard Iggulden Security Level Unrestricted 2 Contents Foreword ........................................................................................... 6 Executive Summary .......................................................................... 7 Strategic Questions .............................................................................................. 7 Meeting the growing demand in rail freight ........................................................... 8 Recommendations ............................................................................................... 8 Introduction ....................................................................................... 9 An Investment Strategy to Support Growth .......................................................... 9 The Railways in the North of England ................................................................ 10 Demand and Growth .......................................................................................... 12 The Starting Point............................................................................................... 12 The Funding Environment .................................................................................. 13 New Ways of Attracting Funding and Generating Profit ..................................... 13 Defining a Strategy for Growth ........................................................................... 14 Developing the Study ..................................................................... 18 Process .............................................................................................................. 18 Freight Forecasts ............................................................................................... 19 Planning Approach ............................................................................................. 19 An evolution of the Long Term Planning Process .............................................. 20 Strategic Freight Issues in the North of England ......................... 21 Efficient Freight Routing and Freight Capacity in Major Urban Centres ............. 21 Changes in Freight Market Sectors .................................................................... 24 Areas with potential for Rail-Freight growth ........................................................ 26 Geographical Route Sections ........................................................ 28 F.00 Introduction.................................................................................................. 28 Cumbria .............................................................................................................. 29 Lancashire .......................................................................................................... 31 Merseyside ......................................................................................................... 32 Greater Manchester ........................................................................................... 35 Derbyshire .......................................................................................................... 36 Cheshire ............................................................................................................. 41 Staffordshire ....................................................................................................... 44 3 Northumberland.................................................................................................. 45 Tyne & Wear ...................................................................................................... 46 County Durham .................................................................................................. 46 Tees Valley ........................................................................................................ 47 Yorkshire ............................................................................................................ 48 Nottinghamshire ................................................................................................. 50 North and North East Lincolnshire...................................................................... 51 Core West – East Freight Routes ....................................................................... 52 F.15.1 Port of Immingham Routes ............................................................................... 53 F.15.2 Carlisle – Newcastle.......................................................................................... 54 F.15.3 Carlisle – Settle – Leeds ................................................................................... 55 F.15.4 Calder Valley Routes ........................................................................................ 56 F.15.5 Liverpool – Manchester – Huddersfield – Wakefield – Milford Jn ...................... 57 F.15.6 Manchester – Sheffield (Hope Valley) ............................................................... 59 F.15.7 Skipton - Colne ................................................................................................. 60 East Coast Main Line (ECML) ............................................................................ 62 West Coast Main Line (WCML) .......................................................................... 64 Conclusion and Recommendations .............................................. 67 Conclusion and Recommendations .................................................................... 67 Future Freight Strategic Questions for the North of England .............................. 68 Consultation and Next Steps ......................................................... 69 How can you contribute ...................................................................................... 69 Privacy Statement .............................................................................................. 70 Next Steps .......................................................................................................... 70 Appendix A: Freight Forecasts by Route Section ..................................... 71 FF.01 Cumbria ............................................................................................................. 71 FF.02 Lancashire ......................................................................................................... 75 FF.03 Merseyside ........................................................................................................ 82 FF.04 Greater Manchester ........................................................................................... 88 FF.05 Derbyshire ....................................................................................................... 101 FF.06 Cheshire .......................................................................................................... 104 FF.07 Staffordshire .................................................................................................... 115 FF.08 Northumberland ............................................................................................... 117 4 FF.09 Tyne & Wear .................................................................................................... 121 FF.10 County Durham ................................................................................................ 126 FF.11 Tees Valley ...................................................................................................... 128 FF.12 Yorkshire .......................................................................................................... 136 FF.13 Nottingham shire .............................................................................................. 163 FF.14 North and North East Lincolnshire ................................................................... 165 FF.15 Core West-East Freight Routes ....................................................................... 169 FF.15.1 Port of Immingham Routes ............................................................................ 169 FF.15.2 Carlisle – Newcastle ..................................................................................... 176 FF.15.3 Carlisle – Settle – Leeds Corridor ................................................................. 178 FF.15.4 Calder Valley Routes .................................................................................... 181 FF.15.5 Liverpool – Manchester – Huddersfield – Wakefield – Milford Jn ................. 185 FF.15.6 Manchester – Sheffield (Hope Valley)........................................................... 191 FF.16 East Coast Main Line and GN/GE ................................................................... 193 FF.17 West Coast Main Line (WCML) ....................................................................... 202 Appendix B: Summary of Investment Choices ....................................... 206 Appendix C: Abbreviations & Glossary ................................................... 207 Appendix D: Reference Material ............................................................... 210 5 Foreword We’re pleased to present these Freight Strategic Questions and Rail-freight Investment Choices for the railway in the North of England. The railways of the North of England are an asset