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HS2 – Opportunities for the rail industry in Germany10th September 2020
Rail – Investment Opportunities
Welcome to Birmingham and the West Midlands
David Fisken – Head of Business Attraction
Outline
Introduction to the WMGC & the West Midlands
West Midlands – Rail’s Opportunity Destination
Inward Investment Support
West Midlands Growth CompanyOur primary purpose:
To attract investment, business, jobs and visitors to the West Midlands region
The West Midlands region
Birmingham
West Midlands Combined Authority
o Contains 3 Local Enterprise Partnerships
• Greater Birmingham & Solihull
• Coventry & Warwickshire
• Black Country
o Contains 3 core cities
• Birmingham
• Coventry
• Wolverhampton
BIRMINGHAM 1,137,100
WMCA 4,142,100
POPULATION
TWO HOURS
ONE HOUR
AT THE HEART OF THE UK
MOST
CONNECTED
CITY IN THE
UK
OVER 90% OF UK CAN BE
REACHED
WITHIN 4
HOURS
LONDON
LEEDS
MANCHESTER
BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham New Street station –
£750 million redevelopment
incorporating Grand Central
retail complex sees
passenger capacity
increase to 52 million per
year at the UK’s busiest
interchange station.
• The West Midlands’ economy is deeply rooted
in innovation
• Today a golden thread of technology has positioned
the region as a leader in industries of the future
• Region has been selected to become the innovative
home to the UK’s first multi-city 5G test bed
• Making the West Midlands the first region in the UK
ready to trial new 5G applications & services at scale
• The region will have greater capacity to handle next-
generation innovations
Tech-led innovation
£135 billion investment pipeline
Network Rail investing £42 billion over next 5 years
UK investment in rail – highest in Europe
Growth in rail passenger numbers and freight
Digital railway, light rail, regional metro systems, decarbonisation
UK Market Opportunities: Rail
£20m Future Mobility Zone
Connected and autonomous vehicles
Light rail metro – expansion plans
West Midlands Trains - £1 billion
Integrated Transport - £250 million
Sprint - £279 million
High Speed Two (HS2)
Transport – Opportunities: West Midlands
Strategically located for local and national rail opportunities
13% of UK’s advanced engineering workforce
Leading rail R&D and skills investment
Critical mass of rail design, engineering and consultancy companies
Capabilities/ Opportunities: Rail
HS2 Opportunities Phase 1 – London to Birmingham
Phase 2 – Birmingham to Manchester, Leeds
Birmingham:
Construction & procurement HQ
Network integrated control centre
Maintenance depot
Capabilities/ Opportunities: Light Rail – Metro
Metro expansion
Up to 50 new trams planned - £83.5m investment
New control, communications and passenger information systems
Birmingham city centre extension opened 2019
Brierley Hill extension, 11km - £450m
Birmingham Eastside extension planned, 1.7km - £227m
Capabilities/ Opportunities: Very Light Rail
Leading the UK in pilot project in Coventry
Cost effective alternative to tram/ light rail
Demonstrator vehicle to carry 50 passengers
Battery powered and testing in 2020 in Dudley
Partners include
Capabilities/ Opportunities: Very Light Rail
Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre, Dudley
£28m project – opens April 2021
2.2km test trackLightweight structures
Propulsion & energy storage
Vehicle dynamics
Birmingham Centre for Railway Research & Education (BCCRE)
Europe’s largest rail research group
Educational programmes
Customised industry training
Extensive international collaborations and industry partners
New digital systems centre……
Leading in Rail R&D
Leading Research in:
▪ Aerodynamics
▪ Condition monitoring
▪ Environmental & geotechnical engineering
▪ Network optimisation
▪ Power and traction systems
▪ Real time traffic management
▪ Railway system modelling and simulation
▪ Digital systems
Birmingham Centre for Railway Research & Education (BCCRE)
Centre of Excellence in Digital Systems, opens 2020
Key focus:
Future railway operations and control
Data integration and cyber security
Smart monitoring and autonomous systems
Introducing innovation
Leading in Rail R&D
Leading in Rail R&D
HydroFLEX train Hydrogen powered train
Partnership between BCCRE and Porterbrook
Cleaner alternative to diesel trains
Now testing on mainlines
University of Warwick – WMG
Part of High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Low carbon mobility
Very light rail applications
Leading in Rail R&D
Leading Research in:
▪Light-weighting of vehicles
▪ Battery energy storage
▪ Electric and hybrid vehicles
▪Advanced propulsion
▪Autonomous control
Quinton Rail Technology Centre –Long Marston, Warwickshire
Unique independent rail testing site in the UK
UK’s only light rail testing facility
Only looped test track in the UK
20 km of storage sidings
Connected to national rail network
Home to Rail Alliance
Leading in Rail R&D
Capability for:
▪ Impact testing
▪ Product approval
▪ Product development
▪ European TSI, EN15227 scenarios 1 & 2
▪ High speed impact testing
▪ Endurance test track of 3km
▪ Overhead line electrification sections
Market Opportunity and growth
Connectivity
Access to decision making
Rich and growing talent pool
Leading R&D
Growing capabilities: digital systems, decarbonisation
Critical mass and expertise
Why Birmingham & West Midlands for rail?
“We have a very diverse
skill set here and that’s a
powerful offering. We’re
essentially a one-stop
shop for delivery and
engineering excellence.”
John Gill, Regional Engineering
Manager, Siemens Rail
Automation, Birmingham
West Midlands Growth Company Support
Internal business case development
Land and commercial property searches
Commercial partner network support
Access to universities and technology centres of excellence
Training and recruitment
Access to finance and gap funding packages
PR, communications and case studies
Celebrating success!
