Light Rail & Streetcar Developments Down Under
René Lalande VP Rail Canada Transdev Growth of Light Rail in Australia Recent successes and Lessons Learnt René Lalande April 2019 s an operator and global Title of Individual Slideintegrator of mobility, Transdev gives people the freedom to Title of Individual Slide moveLine whenever 2 and however they choose. We are proud to provide 11 million passenger trips everyday thanks to efficient, easy to use and • Point 1 environmentally-friendly transportation services that connect people and communities. • Point 2 Our approach is rooted in long-term partnerships with businesses and public authorities, and in the relentless pursuit of the safest and • Point 3 most innovative mobility solutions. We are a team of people serving people, and mobility is what we do. • Point 4 • Point 5 Light rail down under Transdev’s operations in Australasia
EMPLOYEES
VEHICLES | VESSELS
CUSTOMERS PER YEAR
MODES
REVENUE 109 12 10.3M EMPLOYEES VEHICLES CUSTOMER JOURNEYS Sydney
19 12KM $2.1B 2019 ACCESSIBLE TRACK COST START OF OPERATIONS STOPS 19 12KM $2.4B 2023 ACCESSIBLE TRACK COST START OF OPERATIONS STOPS Public transport in Australia Light Rail networks in Australia
10 Light rail is experiencing a renaissance
Sydney 1980/90s
Rise and fall of Monorail
Sydney 1920s Sydney today LR back in vogue. More Largest network in connected – enhancing Southern Hemispheres economic growth Rail and light rail patronage in Australia
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Source: Tourism & Transport Forum, Public Transport Barometer, June 2018 Rail patronage – Year on year change (CAGR%)
Source: Tourism & Transport Forum, Public Transport Barometer, June 2018 2013 - Light rail networks in Australia
: in operation 2013 or before
: contract signed
: planned only
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ADELAIDE SYDNEY IWLR SYDNEY CSELR CANBERRA LIGHT RAIL MELBOURNE 2019 - Light rail networks in Australasia
: in operation 2019 or before
: contract signed
: planned only
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ADELAIDE SYDNEY IWLR AUCKLAND SYDNEY CSELR PARRAMATTA STAGE 1 MELBOURNE NEWCASTLE
CANBERRA Melbourne Light Rail network
206.3M annual customer trips
475+ trams
5,000+ Services per day
W, Z3, A1, B2, C1, C2, D and E class trams Fleet
Source: PTV annual report 2017-2018 Yarra trams website G:link Gold Coast Light Rail network
9.49M annual customer trips
18 Flexity 2 trams Fleet
43.5m Train length
20km System length Newcastle Light Rail network
2.7km route
6 vehicles
1,200 People transported per hour
6 stops Sydney Inner West Light Rail network
19 stops
12 Vehicles
12km Track CBD and South East Light Rail network
19 stops
60 vehicles
12km route
4min Headway in peak Parramatta Light Rail network
16 stops
13 Urbos 3 Fleet
43.5m Train length
12km System length Adelaide Light Rail network
13 stops
14 vehicles
6 min Peak service
12km route
24 min Journey time Trends and lessons learnt
23 G:link Gold Coast Light Rail (street car) network
PPP procurement
Urban design incorporated in project
Concrete example of property value increase at 25%+
Impacts
Ridership unclear despite patronage being higher than planned
Harmonisation of bus network lagged
Subsidised at 50-60% Newcastle Light Rail network
Short (2.7 km)
Catenary free
Part of multimodal (ferries/buses) franchise Sydney Inner West Light Rail network
PPP procurement up 2034
Mostly segregated network
System at full capacity during peak periods and beyond
Journey time impacted by traffic light management CBD and South East Light Rail network
Significant challenges to build in the heart of Sydney CBD
High capacity (66m) trams
Major transformation of CBD with George street becoming car free
Intermodality with ferries and heavy rail Parramatta Light Rail network
Disaggregated procurement: prework+Civil+SOM franchise
Partly catenary free
New technologies on board: wi-fi, CCTV with live streaming and image processing, latest gen PID
Multi modal design integration with pedestrians, buses and ferries 4 megatrends influencing the mobility market
Changing Shifting Urbanisation, New customer demographics push for green technologies behaviors technologies & increased & expectations connectivity
Changing cities, New community Aging population needs and Enhanced customer behavior legislation interconnectedness
Digital lifestyle Climate change and Technological environmental progress constraints
KEY DRIVERS OF NEW MOBILITY SERVICES
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Trackless tram in China
Electric bus fleet in Eindhoven
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