TRANSPORT

A1 Infrastructure Overview

Highways Agency Highways Agency Management of national highway network. Will be of very significant to study, especially in relation to motorways in West & South Yorkshire.

Transport Acts;

Transport and Works Act; Local Government Finance;

Government Capital, Commercial Revenue

Peter Godfrey

Highways National network managed by Highways Agency - investment funding via TPI (targeted programme of improvements) - with central funding for 'strategic' network and RFA for transport for remainder. Local highway networks in Y&H managed by local Highway Authorities (UAs and NYCC). Investment via LTP process (sub £5million)

and RFA for transport (£5million+). Local Highway _Authorities NYCC and UAs in _{the region.} Management and operation of the local _{highways networks, including many} highways of sub-regional significance. All are either local transport authorities or share role with PTAs / PTEs and are part of an LTP process, which has a line of conformity to the Regional Transport Strategy.

Various.

Network Operator Network Rail Technical decision-making on feasibility of schemes, route utilisation studies, infrastructure delivery.

Transport and Works Act; Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003; Railways Act 2005; White Paper – Delivering a Safer Railway – 2007.

Simon Leyshon

National policy and strategy

DfT Rail Division Sets investment plans via regulation and letting of franchises. Leads RPAs. Important to study.

Steffanie Whitfield Franchised Rail

Operator

National Express franchise operator - initial proposal of infrastructure investment areas

Adrian Caltieri / Andrew Markham Franchised Rail Operator Trans-Pennine Express

franchise operator - initial proposal of infrastructure investment areas

Louise Ebbs Franchised Rail Operator Cross Country Trains - owned by Arriva

franchise operator - initial proposal of infrastructure investment areas

Roger Cobbe

Franchised Rail Operator

Northern franchise operator - initial proposal of infrastructure investment areas

Pat Beijer

Rail Passenger services franchised by DfT Rail on various terms, which set operator investment plans. PTEs are co-signatories to Northern franchise in Y&H. Some open access operators, licensed by Office of Rail Regulator (ORR). Rail network provided by Network Rail, quasi-public sector body. Regulation via 'control periods' with DfT and ORR involvement – this sets out the investment by Network Rail. Industry also informed by ‘Regional Planning

Assessments’ (RPAs) (DfT led) of likely future demand, and this is operationally resolved by Route Utilisation Studies (Network Rail led) to understand delivery issues.

Open Access Operator

Hull Trains Operates long-distance services from

Humber and Selby to London – unlikely to be of direct relvance.

Infrastructure Type

Structure Summary Organisation Role

Organisation Name

Role and Remit of Organisation - interface with study

Main Legislation Name of appropriate contact Open Access Operator Grand Central Railway

Operates limited long-distance services from Northallerton / Thirsk / York to London and Teesside / Tyneside. Unlikely to be of direct relevance.

Bus De-regulated in the region, but subject to

possible change in future. Local authorities and PTEs ‘buy-in’ some additional services to supplement commercial networks, and also fund concessionary fare / multi-modal ticket schemes. Local authorities / PTEs also fund via LTP / RFA for transport capital investment in highways (bus lanes etc), bus stops and interchange facilities.

Bus operators Main players:

First Group Arriva Transdev

Unlikely to be of direct relevance. Role is a generally a market-led responsive one; capital expenditure is mainly on vehicles, with pubic sector (local authorities and PTEs) leading on other physical facilities.

Light Rail Schemes usually led by local authorities / PTEs, and necessary powers obtained by them. Funding can be via RFA for transport, but also PFI credits, packages of financing, including developer contributions. Usually operated on a concession basis.

Operator Stagecoach

Supertram

Concessionaire for South Yorkshire Supertram. Unlikely to be of significant relevance – need to understand proposals for extensions. SYPTE more relevant contact. Local transport authorities. NYCC and Unitary Authorities – shared with PTAs in West & South Yorks.

Lead on LTP production and have roles in terms of promoting public transport schemes, concessionary fares, tendered bus services etc. Proposals and plans should have a line of conformity with the Regional Transport Strategy.

Passenger Transport Authority and Executive Metro (West Yorkshire)

Has similar role to local transport authorities (including some shared) on the public transport side, but additional remit in terms of revenue raising and rail in particular. Some additional powers, with sub-regional co-ordination across UA boundaries.

David Hoggarth

is the key lead officer for this study. Director General is Kieran Preston. Passenger Transport Authority and Executive SYPTE (South Yorkshire)

Keith Oates is the key officer for this study. Director General is Roy Wicks.

Other Roles in Transport

Mainly mentioned above, but set out here for completeness. Regional Planning Body Yorkshire & Humber Assembly

Responsible for production and implementation of Regional Transport Strategy as part of the Regional Spatial

Infrastructure Type

Structure Summary Organisation Role

Organisation Name

Role and Remit of Organisation - interface with study

Main Legislation Name of appropriate contact Industry grouping / lobbyist Freight Transport Association

FTA represents the transport interests of 12,000 companies. FTA members operate over 200,000 lorries and around one million light vans; they consign over 90 per cent of the freight moved by rail; and they are responsible for over 70 per cent of UK visible exports by sea and air.

Port Operator Association of British Ports

Own and operate 21 ports all around the UK. Plus have planning arm which deals with managing associated land within ports. ELECTRICITY High voltage transmission network System Operator National Grid Electricity Transmission

Distribution of power from the main large power stations to the DNOs and (sometimes) the independent network operators. Network runs at 275kV and up. Unlikely to be of relevance in this region.

Electricity Act 1989; Electricity Regulation Act 2006;

Electricity Supply, Quality and Continuity Regulations, 2002; Energy Act 2004. Chris Allanson – Network; Chris Newman – Network; Phil Jones – Commercial / Policy. Electricity - Distribution

The high voltage transmission network (‘national grid’) connects the major power stations to the distribution network operators and the ‘System Operator’ is the company that runs this.

There are 14 licensed distribution network operators (DNOs) each responsible for a distribution services area. The 14 DNOs are owned by seven different groups.

There are also four independent network operators who own and run smaller networks embedded in the DNO networks. Domestic and most commercial consumers buy their electricity from suppliers who pay the DNOs for transporting their customers' electricity along their networks. Suppliers pass on these costs to consumers. Distribution costs account for about 20 per cent of electricity bills. DNOs are regulated on 5-year

Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DNO) Yorkshire Electricity Distribution Ltd (YEDL), part of CE Electric UK (itself part of MidAmerican Energy Holding Company)

The main company of interest for the study. The near-monopoly that owns and operates the main electricity infrastructure in the region. DNOs operate at up to 132kV. Increasing challenge for YEDL and others is adapting the network to cope with local generation - which by-passes the SO. The network architecture was geared to connecting the SO to end-users.

Infrastructure Type

Structure Summary Organisation Role

Organisation Name

Role and Remit of Organisation - interface with study

Main Legislation Name of appropriate contact

programme, based on a submissions to OFGEM of capital investment and operating cost plans.

Regulation controls for DNOs operate on a 5- year basis and the current price control runs from 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2010.

Independent network operators There are (currently) four of these companies, operating on a commercial and opportunistic basis to supply new development with electricity networks. They may obtain their supply from either the DNO or the the SO.

Unlikely to be of direct relevance to the study, but role should be understood.

Main large powers stations in the region Scottish & Southern Energy: Ferrybridge and Keadby British Energy: Eggborough Drax Power: Drax

Of limited relevance, as part of the national picture in supply terms. Long term is considered as part of national strategy. Of possible indirect relevance (planning for new provision etc).

Electricity - Generation

Power generation is largely deregulated. Large power stations are connected to DNOs via the SO. Smaller scale power generation connects direct to the DNOs.

Other power generation sources

Various Relevant insofar as this is a growing

element of supply, and also creates increasing challenges for the DNO.

In document Regional integrated infrastructure scoping study (Page 119-122)