1. TRAM Power Ltd and USP’s of its products web :
Presentation to
Baker Tilley
18th Dec. 2007
Manchester

2. TRAM Power Ltd.USP’s City Class tram Passenger friendly and flexible
Low power consumption
Low maintenance costs
Low cost of ownership
LR55 track
Strong and durable
Low installation costs
Flexible and wide rail use
Minimum disruption
OHL power
High performance
Low cost
Light weight and aesthetic
Turnkey
Opens commercial projects
More schemes and so more sales
Faster start to opening, no need for grants ?

3. Competitors Tramcars Track OHL Whole systems
Alstom, Bombardier, Siemens, Skoda
Track
Balfour Beatty, Grant Rail
OHL
Balfour Beatty, Brecknell Willis
Whole systems
No commercial for 100years

4. The Team Lewis Lesley, (Technical) Director
Lincoln Shields, Business Development
Mike Kilroy, Production Manager
David Bostock, Finance

5. UK (public) transport market
Buses about 7% of passenger km
Trains about 7% of passenger km
Motor cars about 80% of Pass. km
Urban transport market
Buses about 15% of passenger km
Trains about 5% of passenger km
Motor Cars about 70% of pass. km
Walking and cycling about 5%
75% of car trips under 8km.

6. Role of urban tramways Proven to attract motor car users
Manchester 25% of patronage
Sheffield 20% of patronage
Better energy efficiency
Lower or nil (carbon) emissions
Reduce dependency on oil
BUT low priority of Government

7. Reducing tramway costs
TRAM Power Ltd. aims
To lower capital costs
To lower operating costs
To make some tramways commercial
Private funds could build new systems without subsidies
Busy bus routes more economical as tramways

8. TRAM Power Products City Class tramcar (Patented)
LR55 Street track (Patented)
Overhead power supply (Patent pending)
The package = affordable tramways

9. City Class tram
200 passenger prototype on test in Birkenhead

10. City Class v Metrolink City Class COTS 200 pass 22tonnes State of Art
controls
1kWh/km
c£1m new
Metrolink
Bespoke
200 pass
46tonnes
20years old
controls
4kWh/km
£2.25m + new
COTS = Components Off The Shelf

11. Design Principles: Less cost without mass production
Proven design concept
The City Class tram from TRAM Power Ltd.
Has world wide application.
Innovative design
Less costs COTS = “components off the shelf”.

12. Mock up 4 tonne Low/High floor - 25% length full size
Exhibited and market research in
Birmingham, Blackpool, Chatham, Dublin, Edinburgh, Gloucester, Liverpool, London & Sheffield

13. Slave Tram Redundant 1930’s tram for scrapping
One original bogie and drive removed
TRAM Power bogie
90kW 3phase industrial motor and
Inverter drive fitted
Tested on Blackpool Tramway

14. Prototype Tram 29m long single articulation
bogie, motor and inverter from Slave tram
with second identical set added
tested with HMRI approval

15. The City Class Family 15 m horizontal track radius
200 m vertical curve capable
Magnetic track brakes for emergency braking
Multiple Unit compatible
passenger capacity

16. Preliminary Energy Results
Blackpool old tram = kWh/km
Manchester Metrolink = kWh/km
Sheffield Supertram = kWh/km
TRAM Power City Class = 1.0kWh/km
Why ?
Lower weight
High efficiency drive

17. Tram sales, progress: Approach from Iran (60) Commercial schemes
Trafford Centre (12)
Middlesbrough (19)
Liverpool (20)
Invitations to bid
Toronto (200)
Melbourne (100)
Amman (turnkey project)
Discussions with
Blackpool (16)
Galway (15)

18. LR55 & why old tracks have high costs ?
Manchester
relocation of utilities
massive track slab
expensive reconstruction
long possession
traffic disruption
business inconvenience
replacement of failed tracks
Sheffield

19. LR55 Components *The LR55 Rail *rail grade steel *weldable
*delivered in 18m lengths
*12m radius curve
*S & C to match
*transitions etc.

20. LR55 Installation Rail bonded into Trough with PU grout Pre cast
Concrete
trough

21. LR55 & Network Rail Tunnel enlargement
Extra headroom
Without
Rebuilding tunnel

22. LR55 delivers: Robust (up to 80 tonne axles)
Durable (since 1996 in Sheffield)
Small footprint (400mm wide/rail)
Shallow (200mm depth)
Utilities undisturbed & accessible
Rapid installation (500m/week)
About 50% of cost of other systems

23. LR55 Sales: Discussions opened with Network Rail
Product Approval
Loading Gauge enhancement
All Commercial schemes
Trafford Centre
Middlesbrough
Liverpool
Need to get Steel Mill to Roll

24. New Overhead Power Supply at Carnforth

25. New and Old : installation

26. OHL PROTOTYPE RESULTS OHL installed Nov 2004, simplified
OHL costs reduced (£50k v £160k)
Elastic supported single wire
good for speeds up to 150km/hr
Low electric resistivity
Jan.2005 severe storms – no damage
branch lines to be electrified
reduce cost of new (light) rail & tram projects ?

27. Putting all 3 products together
Commercial Projects
Privately funded, less Grants
Projects on table
Manchester - Trafford Centre
Middlesbrough
Liverpool
Galway
Limerick

28. TRAM Power - next stage funding
Pre-production City Class Tram (£0.7m)
Staff for marketing, bids & fees (£0.25m pa)
Promote one of the schemes (£0.5m)
2 years = £2m total
Set up factory to build trams (£4.0m)

29. Winning Contracts: Set up time Advance contract payment
Contract completion
Retention payment