Freight Transport a Modern Day Cinderella Presentation to APSE Seminar, May 2008 Mike Slinn, MVA Consultancy
Contents Statistics Transport planners and freight Three examples: West London Freight Quality Partnership Stansted Area Freight Strathclyde Freight Strategy
Percentage of Goods Moved by Mode 100 90 % Goods Moved 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Year Pipeline Water Rail Roads
Road Traffic Growth By Mode 425.0 400.0 375.0 350.0 325.0 Billion Vehicle Kms 300.0 275.0 250.0 225.0 200.0 175.0 150.0 125.0 Light vans Heavy goods vehicles Buses and coaches Cars and taxis 100.0 75.0 50.0 25.0 0.0 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 Year
2004 2002 2000 1998 Goods Vehicle Traffic 70.0 65.0 60.0 55.0 50.0 45.0 40.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 Year Light vans Heavy goods vehicles Buses and coaches Billion Vehicle Kms
Cargo Handled by UK Airport (1) Thousand Tonnes Lifted 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 Gatwick Heathrow Luton Stansted Birmingham Nottingham East Midlands Kent International Liverpool Manchester Edinburgh Glasgow Prestwick Belfast International 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year
Cargo Handled by UK Airport (2) Thousand Tonnes Lifted 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 Gatwick Luton Stansted Birmingham Nottingham East Midlands Kent International Liverpool Manchester Edinburgh Glasgow Prestwick Belfast International 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year
Transport planners and freight Transport planning passengers and freight Freight as a nuisance The problem of deliveries The Eddington Report
The West London Freight Quality Partnership FQP and its Objectives Deliveries in Ealing Park Royal Signing and Map
FQP Objectives to develop understanding of distribution issues and problems in the West London sub-region (LB s Harrow, Brent, Hillingdon, Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham); to promote constructive sustainable solutions which reconcile the need for access for goods and services, particularly in urban centres and at Heathrow, with local economic, environmental, road safety and social concerns.
Ealing Study Area
A Delivery and Servicing Plan for Ealing
Physical Improvements Inset loading bay Remove safety railings Improve W & L signage/road markings Loading only box New Broadway High Street
Park Royal Signing and Map
Objectives To Develop a compass based directional signing system for Park Royal To Develop a freight map for Park Royal
Local Signing Solution
Stansted - The Freight Quality Partnership Ensuring increasing air freight and airport servicing requirements at Stansted are accepted by local and regional authorities The opportunity to network with key freight providers and subregional businesses Gains from implementing best practice; Airport expansion plans are enabled by the availability of skilled and well trained transport logistics staff; Developing viable policies and solutions to meet future freight transport needs in the sub-region;
Stansted The Freight Quality Partnership Co-ordination with development plans elsewhere in the corridor e.g. housing and employment developments in Harlow; Address concerns about ability of transport links to cater for future freight and people traffic; Maximise opportunities presented by the Olympics; Plan to overcome a future skills shortage in local freight industry;
A Way Forward Membership of FQP identified Launch of FQP announced by the Stansted Transport Forum Steering Group Terms of Reference for the FQP developed A draft Business Plan prepared Baseline survey completed
Strathclyde Developing a Freight Strategy Objectives Baseline Findings Issues
Strathclyde Objectives for Freight Strategy Maximise the efficient use of existing transport infrastructure and services balancing freight and passenger requirements in order to support the region s economy Support the development of intermodal hubs and connections to those hubs in order to improve accessibility and support the competitiveness of the freight industry Reduce the impact of congestion on freight transport Take account of the inter-relationship between land-use planning strategies and freight transport Encourage the transfer of freight from road to more sustainable modes such as rail and water Minimise the adverse environmental impact of freight transport on the region Enhance the accessibility of rural and remote areas
Economic context- downward trend in manufactured exports (but not in imports)
Scottish Freight Modal Share in 2003 69% 70% 60% 50% Percentage share 40% 30% 20% 14% 13% 10% 4% 0% Road Water Rail Pipeline Freight mode
Strathclyde Road Network
Current Road Freight Vehicle Movements in Strathclyde
Rail Freight
Strathclyde Sea Ports
Road Infrastructure Improvements A70, A71, A77, A78, A82, M74 and M8
Rail Freight Improvements Rail sections between Newton on Ayr and Mauchline, Irvine and Kilmarnock, and signal spacing on the Glasgow and SouthWestern Line
Recommendations for Strategy Work with partners to achieve the regional freight objectives Work with others to improve information on goods movement and develop action plans for freight movement in each market sector; Invest in improved capacity and journey time reliability on key highway routes; Improve road maintenance and management and accelerate the programme of bridge checking and strengthening; Review curfew restrictions using the FTA toolkit and develop a bestpractice guide for night-time delivery in sensitive areas; Review current delivery/collection arrangements in town centres; Study the opportunity of introducing consolidation centres; Encourage provision of real-time information to help freight operators deal with unreliable journey times; Study the need to provide parking areas and facilities for freight drivers in Strathclyde and identify suitable locations;
Recommendations for Strategy Work with others to increase the use of cleaner fuelled vehicles; Provide solutions to rail capacity constraints and review the opportunity to make more train paths available for freight; Provide gauge clearance improvements to the ECML and to the Glasgow and South Western line and standardise loop lengths on the WCML to allow freight operators to work more efficiently; Support the proposed deep-sea port development at Hunterston and improve road and rail access to the port; Encourage the use of rail freight and waterborne freight grants; Encourage the further development of coastal shipping and of Greenock Ocean Terminal and King George V dock; Encourage an increase in the proportion of airfreight generated in Scotland that uses Scottish airports; Encourage the sourcing of more goods locally to reduce the need for freight movement.
Concluding Remarks Engage with stakeholders Appreciate the importance of freight to local and regional economy Form FQPs to develop shared solutions Obtain policy support and funding