1. MetroWest Phase 2 LGA PT Consortium Visit 7th September 2017
Janet Kings Strategic Public Transport Manager
South Gloucestershire Council

2. MetroWest Phase 2 Phase 2 of a significant investment in local rail
North of Bristol
Reintroducing regular hourly passenger service on the Henbury line
3 new stations 1 in Bristol 2 in South Gloucestershire
Increase to half hourly service to Yate
Under consideration- increasing to half hourly services to Gloucester
Access to employment
Linking Filton and Bristol Temple Quarter enterprise zones
Coupled with national investment
Four tracking of Filton Bank
Electrification of Great Western route (through Bristol Parkway)
Enhanced Renewal of Bristol East Junction (proposed)
New platforms at Filton Abbey Wood and Parkway stations
Cascade of Thames diesels to the WoE

3. MetroWest Phase 2 existing rail network
To Birmingham
To South Wales
Parkway station
To London
To South-west
Bristol Temple Meads
Existing Rail network in MetroWest 2 Area

4. MetroWest Phase 2

5. MetroWest Phase 2: New station catchments Passenger Forecasts

6. Filton Airfield Henbury & North Filton stations
Two stations on the Henbury line
serving significant new
development as well as existing
communities
A new neighbourhood
encompassing the Filton airfield
and surrounding sites
Over 5,500 new homes and 50ha
of employment land serving Filton
Enterprise zone

7. MetroWest Phase 2 Infrastructure
Yate turnback
Henbury station
North Filton station
Ashley Down station
Henbury – new site
Henbury – old site
Ashley Down
Yate
North Filton

8. MetroWest Phase 2 Trains
Network Rail GRIP2 Feasibility Study
Train requirements (on top of Phase 1):
Henbury Spur out & back within an hour.
Yate & Glos services extend a service that currently terminates at Parkway.
No. of Additional train units (+.)
A. Yate Turn-back +1
B. Glos Turn-back +2
1. Henbury Spur +1 +2 +3

9. MetroWest Phase 2 Funding
City Deal:
£36m (indicative) from 2021/22
Local Growth Fund:
£3m from 2015/16
SGC & BCC:
£2m from 2015/16
Developer:
£2m plus land from ~2018
TOTAL: £43m

10. MetroWest Phase 2 Developing the project
Network Rail – GRIP processes, design, cost, Business Case
GWR- Franchise holder- Operational advice
CH2M – Business Case, wider economic benefits
West Of England Funding Framework and Independent scrutiny
Locally provided contributions including development costs and 106 funding

11. Network Rail’s GRIP process11

12. MetroWest Phase 2 Passenger Demand
Annual numbers of Passengers have been estimated from new and existing stations = total >600,000 by 2031
Access to employment in SGC to the north of Bristol
Access to employment in centre of Bristol
Access to colleges and University near Parkway station

13. MetroWest Phase 2 Business Case
West of England framework requires independent scrutiny and a Benefit to cost ratio greater than 2
MetroWest phase 2 has met this criteria BCR of
The proposed rail services hourly on Henbury line and additional hourly on services to Yate are likely to require revenue support for 3 years
West of England Authorities will be working towards acceptance of MetroWest into the next Rail Franchise

14. MetroWest Phase 2 Programme
Preliminary Business Case – approved autumn 2015
Outline Business Case – in progress GRIP 3/4
Full Business Case – Early 2020
Construction start – 2020
Completion and trains running – 2021
The Network Rail Enhancement Delivery Plan Key Infrastructure
Filton Four tracking complete – Dec 18 station on the route
Electrification infrastructure complete to Parkway – Dec 18
Bristol East Junction (tba)

15. Any Questions ?