1. Trams -a new approach Free for London ?

2. A proposal from the Private Sector based on  Work undertaken in other cities  Less capital costs by value engineering  Capital from Debt and Equity  Operating surplus services debt  Traffic management co-operation with Councils  Priority for trams at junctions, as in Zurich  Work undertaken in other cities  Less capital costs by value engineering  Capital from Debt and Equity  Operating surplus services debt  Traffic management co-operation with Councils  Priority for trams at junctions, as in Zurich

3. Other Projects in hand Dublin & Limerick P & R Two commercial schemes in UK Galway (65,000)

4. Agreement on Need ?  Ken Livingstone announcement  Environment - less pollution & noise  Bigger transport capacity  Reliable: more passengers, less traffic  Better accessibility  Chance to improve the shopping scene  Sustainable with renewable generation  Ken Livingstone announcement  Environment - less pollution & noise  Bigger transport capacity  Reliable: more passengers, less traffic  Better accessibility  Chance to improve the shopping scene  Sustainable with renewable generation

5. Shopping Street tramways Amsterdam Zurich Nottingham Dublin

6. Sustainable horse traction London's first tramway, a single track of c. 1 mile along Bayswater Road to Queensway, was opened by G. F. Train's Marble Arch Street Rail Car Co. in 1861. Oxford Street Tramway 1861

7. Other proposals ? Sustraco –HEALTHY –ENERGY-EFFICIENT –SAFE –LOW-COST – ULR –ECONOMICAL –FLEXIBLE – ULR –ATTRACTIVE –PASSENGER-FRIENDLY –PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY –VERSATILE –PUBLIC FUNDING Dismissed by TfL ? Regent’s Street

8. Passenger volume needs a full size tramway  BUT HOW TO GET IT ?  Old way  Get HMG permission  Get HMG grant  Wait 15 years ?  Need subsidy  This offer:  Private promotion and Planning Permission  Private investment  Open in less than 5 years  Commercial operation without grant aid ?  BUT HOW TO GET IT ?  Old way  Get HMG permission  Get HMG grant  Wait 15 years ?  Need subsidy  This offer:  Private promotion and Planning Permission  Private investment  Open in less than 5 years  Commercial operation without grant aid ?

9. Tramway track installation  Old Way  Close to traffic (& business) for a year  Dig up whole road  But where to divert utilities in London ?  This offer:  Track laid like kerbs, one rail at a time  Few utility diversions  Rapid progress: 100m per week completed  Old Way  Close to traffic (& business) for a year  Dig up whole road  But where to divert utilities in London ?  This offer:  Track laid like kerbs, one rail at a time  Few utility diversions  Rapid progress: 100m per week completed

10. Conventional track installation Old way: Manchester Streets - 12 month closures Dig Down 3ft +

11. New way: LR55 track Pre cast Troughs 13in by 7in Rails only 4in deep More information: www.LR55-rail-road-system.co.uk

12. LR55 Minimises street disruption Replaced failed track only 12 months old Sheffield since 1996 9in deep 13in wide

13. Testing in Birkenhead Sunning in Fleetwood The affordable City Class tram Running in Blackpool 29m long = 200 passengers

14. What the City Class does *200 passengers *2 wheelchair spaces *Rapid acceleration (1.5m/s 2 ) *Quiet (under 60dBA) *Turns 12m (40ft) curves *29m (95ft) long & articulated *Couples into MU trains More information: www.trampower.co.uk

15. Birkenhead - The Movie

16. City Class v PTE Specs uSpeed 80k.p.h. uAcceleration @ 1.2 m/s² u25m minimum curve radius u6 – 8% maximum gradient u350mm floor over part of upart-level access uDoors both sides of vehicle uOverhead 750V dc supply * Choice of drive controllable 70 – 100 km/h. *1.5m/s². acceleration. controllable for other *12m track radius with 29m version *Up to 10% possible with LRV driveline layout *300mm height in low floor (70% of 29m unit) *up to 4 double doors each side of tram *Circuits adaptable to 550V – 750V dc range. PTE Specs City Class Specs

17. Full R & D Programme 8.5m Mock up 1993 29m Prototype 1998 Slave tram 1995 New motors 2005

18. Fits around tight curves No corners to cut, or buildings to demolish

19. City Class Bendi-tram

20. Present Offer Proposed Route: Notting Hill Gate Marble Arch Oxford Circus Tottenham Court Road Kingsway The City Fenchurch Street Station Poplar Lime House Euston / Camden Town Waterloo / Camberwell A tram stop at each tube station and one or two in between TfL CROSS RIVER LINE

21. How it might be done ?  Agreement with and between Councils  Set up implementation company  Apply for planning permission  Detailed engineering designs  Private capital raised  Construction and commissioning  Operation  Company gets same fare support as buses  Agreement with and between Councils  Set up implementation company  Apply for planning permission  Detailed engineering designs  Private capital raised  Construction and commissioning  Operation  Company gets same fare support as buses

22. What LONDON gets:  First tramway at no cost to public purse  Fulfills sustainability aims  Proven to get people out of cars  More efficient than buses  Less noise and air pollution  Renewable generation = No greenhouse gases  Improves Oxford Street Shopping scene  First tramway at no cost to public purse  Fulfills sustainability aims  Proven to get people out of cars  More efficient than buses  Less noise and air pollution  Renewable generation = No greenhouse gases  Improves Oxford Street Shopping scene

23. What next ?  Agreement to progress  Implementation Company set up  Submits Planning Application  Consults with frontagers and community  Gets agreement for delivery timetable  Begins construction (from Lime House ?)  Commissions and opens service (by 2012)  A Win - Win offer for TfL & the Councils  Agreement to progress  Implementation Company set up  Submits Planning Application  Consults with frontagers and community  Gets agreement for delivery timetable  Begins construction (from Lime House ?)  Commissions and opens service (by 2012)  A Win - Win offer for TfL & the Councils

24. Proposal team led by  TRAM Power Ltd  www.trampower.co.uk  Contact marketing 0783 133 7356  TRAM Power Ltd  www.trampower.co.uk  Contact marketing 0783 133 7356