2. Mission Statement
“ Delivering British Railways using Northern Skills, Innovation and Talent”

3. Simple background to NRIL
Western Group founded in 2015
Met Quarterly and facilitated via GMCC
Key Topics Skills, Innovation and Promotion of NW supply base
Strong Website albeit has lacked update in recent months
Good networking and linkage to governmental stakeholders
Eastern Group founded in 2017
Similar Terms of Reference and agenda points

4. North West Rail Industry Leadership Team
Working Groups
Promotion
Innovation
Skills

5. Key Stakeholders are becoming pan Northern
Therefore we need to
Provide ‘One Voice’ for the Northern Supply Chain
Create critical mass and energy to drive the NRIL agenda forward

6. Governance NW/ NE RIL NRIL
NRIL Chair to alternate between Meetings – NW/ NE
Membership to NW or NE Groups and not NRIL
Special Interest Group(s)
Website and Communications process to operate NRIL
In full collaboration with RIA
Governance
NRIL
NW/ NE RIL
April 18
January 19
July 18
October 18

7. Next Steps Agree Governance Arrangements
Agree Mission Statement
Agree Governance Arrangements
Agree Work streams (today’s workshops)
Relaunch Website and Communications Process
Update plan at next RILG meeting.

8. Significant enhancements by 2019 delivered through Northern and Transpennine Franchises
Increased capacity
Increased connectivity
WiFi
501 new cars
£1.2B investment

9. Infrastructure Great North Rail Project Renewals East Coast Main Line
Transpennine Route Upgrade
Tyne & Wear Metro
Airport – Doncaster

10. Infrastructure – Great North Rail Project
To be complete by 2022 GNRP will enable 2000 extra services a week across the north. The projects include:
The recently opened £85m Ordsall Chord
£340m worth of upgrades in the Liverpool area including the on-going upgrade at Lime Street
Ongoing upgrade of 25 mile Manchester to Preston route via Bolton
Electrification and resignalling of the 17 mile route between Preston and Blackpool North completing this year
Source:

11. Infrastructure - Renewals
Network Rail renewal volumes are expected to increase significantly

12. Infrastructure - ECML
Timetable improvements aligned to wider programme of ECML connectivity improvements
Peterborough Down Slow
Huntingdon to Wood Walton four tracking
Werrington Grade Separation
Northern freight Loops
Traction power supply upgrade north of Doncaster (PSU2)
Leading to
May 2019 – minor timetable change
May 2021 – major timetable change, with up to 8 trains per hour (each direction) between London and Scotland
ECML PSU project –to enhance the power supply/overhead line equipment (OLE) on the ECML supporting the Thameslink and Intercity Express Programmes and the introduction of new faster, quieter and cleaner trains.

13. Infrastructure – TRU (Transpennine Route Upgrade)
The route covers:
76 miles of track (122 km)
Eight tunnels
13 viaducts
25 stations
As part of the route upgrade, they are upgrading bridges, tunnels, track, junctions and signalling. Need to assess 38 Level crossings along the route, remove trees and install fencing. Installing overhead line equipment so that electric trains can run along the route.
Grip 3 complete Dec 18
Grip 4 complete Dec 19 (first tranche)
Grip 5 – 8 complete CP7

14. Infrastructure – Tyne and Wear Metro
A network of disused or under- used rail routes across the region has been identified which could be used to extend the service using new trains.
The proposal includes spending an estimated £1bn on the existing Metro system trains, infrastructure and signalling over the next 20 years.
Metro owners Nexus plan to introduce the new fleet in the early 2020s

15. Infrastructure – Doncaster Sheffield Airport Station
Plans have recently been announced to build a railway station at Doncaster Robin Hood Airport
Sheffield City Region said the station - connected to the East Coast Mainline - would help boost passenger numbers from 1.2 million to 4.7 million each year by 2037 and create 73,000 jobs.
Dubbed Aerotropolis, the £170m project also includes building 3,000 homes and doubling the terminal size.
A spokesperson said the proposals were still at the "conceptual stage".
The plans which are at the concept stage also include a new shopping, hotel and leisure complex, 5.5 million sq ft of space for businesses, as well as extending the airport's capacity to handle up to 250,000 tonnes of cargo per year.
The rail connection would mean a travel time to either Newcastle or London of about 90 minutes.

16. Get in touch
@RailLeaders_NTH

17. Facilitators Simon Iwnicki Lucy Prior Max Sugarman Ian Dolman
Workshops
Facilitators
Simon Iwnicki
Lucy Prior
Max Sugarman
Ian Dolman

18. Workshop 1 – Northern supply chain SWOT
In the context of what you have just heard
Think rail supply chain rather than rail transport
Consider regionally:-
Companies
Capability
Capacity
Skills
Innovation
Exports
Import substitution
Economic Growth
etc
Outputs
Prioritised list of SWOT’s
List of companies not here today

19. Workshop 1 – Northern supply chain SWOT
Up to 4 groups each with a facilitator
First 30 mins - brainstorm
4-7 mins considering each quadrant
Everybody fills in their own colour coded post its
Facilitator starts to collate like items
2nd 30 mins - Sift and prioritise
Group continues to collate like items
Summarise like items with a single summary post it
Rank in priority order
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Facilitators are
Ian Dolman
Lucy Prior
Max Sugarman
Simon Iwnicki

20. Workshop 2 – Offers and Asks
Same 4 groups and facilitators
First 30 mins – Offers and Asks
Group discussion
Prioritisation
2nd 30 mins - Feedback
Return to main room
Facilitator feeds back on
Top two each S,W,O,T
Top three offers and asks
Format
What the supply chain can OFFER
What the supply chain would ASK for
Eg Apprentice Training
Eg Contract durations to mitigate recruitment risk
Eg Investment in local economy
Eg Selection criteria which values local content
Etc

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