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BEATTOCK STATION ACTION GROUP9 October 2012
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STRUCTURE OF THE RAIL INDUSTRY
Railways Act 1993 - Privatisation of British RailwaysBroken up into multiple companies
•Infrastructure owner/operator – originally Railtrack, now Network Rail. Private company wholly owned by UK Government.•Rolling Stock Leasing Companies (ROSCOs) – own the vehicles and offer vehicles and financing to operators.•Train Operating Companies (TOCs) – bid for and operate franchises offered by Government. Direction of payment may depend on profitability!•Freight Operating Companies (FOCs).
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NETWORK RAIL AREAS
Green corridor from London to Carstairs is West Coast Main Line
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NETWORK RAIL – SCOTLAND NETWORK
Diagram from Network Rail Scotland Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) Generation 2 (2011).
Scotland Network (managed in Scotland) shown in red.
West Coast Main Line south of Carstairs is not in Scotland Network!
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POLITICAL STRUCTURE
Transport a devolved function under the devolution settlement.
ScotRail services commissioned by Scottish Government/ Transport Scotland.
Corresponds with red areas on map.
WCML services commissioned by UK Government/Dept. for Transport.
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FUNDING IN SCOTLAND
Rail needs subsidy! Little appetite for new costs in current economic climate.
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IN SUMMARY
WCML south of Carstairs not part of Scotland Network.
No ScotRail commissioned services (although Lockerbie Station is managed by ScotRail).
Services at Lockerbie Station provided by two franchises:•InterCity West Coast Franchise (Virgin)•TransPennine Franchise (First)
Specified by Department for Transport
ScotRail Franchise due for renewal in 2014
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WCML ISSUES & OBJECTIVES
Reduce CO2/Climate change emissions from transport.Compete with / encourage modal shift from domestic aviation.Achieve faster end-to-end journey times.Make best use of limited capacity.Maximise Benefit/Cost Ratio of £9 billion spent on WCML upgrade!
= Pressure for limited stopping at ALL intermediate stations.
Lockerbie is the lowest demand station on the WCML route.
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BENEFITS VS COSTS
Station at Beattock would serve Moffat and surrounds.More passengers paying fares.But some abstraction from Lockerbie.
BUTCosts 5 minutes to stop train.DfT uses a ‘Value of Time’ in £s per passenger.Costs more to stop than revenue added.And trains are at/near capacity anyway.
Local Service on WCML does not meet DfT or TOC objectives.
Would have to be commissioned by Scottish Government/Transport Scotland.
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ATKINS STUDIES
Local Service on WCMLStudy commissioned by DGC/SPT 2004Examined options for additional local stations on WCMLBusiness Case improved with more stations.
•Existing: Lockerbie, Carstairs, Motherwell, Edinburgh Suburban (to Kirknewton)•Potential New: Beattock, Symington;•Other possible locations: Abingdon/Crawford, Ecclefechan/Eaglesfield/Kirkpatrick Fleming, Quintinshill/Springfield/Gretna
Region Wide Rail Station StrategyStudy commissioned by SWestrans 2007Includes consideration of Potential for a New Station at Beattock.
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WAY FORWARD
•Included in Regional Transport Strategy Delivery Plan.•Review recent successes: Borders Rail, Laurencekirk,•Campaign jointly with other existing/potential station locations.•Political champion at Holyrood.•Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) Study – Detailed Business Case – (Must ask the right question!)