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Bob Menzies

Head of Delivery Cambridgeshire Guided Busway

Cambridgeshire Guided Busway Background Delivery Construction Operations

The technology

Guide wheel

Guide arm

Weak point

The technology

Guide wheel

Guide Kerb

Guided Busways - Advantages

Narrower right of way Ride Quality Segregation Drainage Ecology

Cambridgeshire Guided Busway Background Cambridge Transport Strategy


Traffic reduction in Cambridge

A14 Congestion
CHUMMS Multi-modal study

Growth Agenda
Structure Plan Northstowe New town Cambridge Fringes

Delivery

Business Case July 2002 Provisional funding approved 2003 Public Inquiry Sept to Dec 2004 Transport and Works Order Dec 2005 Funding approved - June 2006 Opened August 2011

Funding

Budget - 116.27 million DfT - 92.5 million Developer Funding 23.7 million
Section 106
Town and Country Planning Act

New Developments

Transport and Works Order Transport and Works Act 1992 Railways, Tramways, Trolley buses and guided transport systems Authorises works Defines Limits of Deviation Includes: Compulsory Purchase Powers Deemed Planning Permission

Transport and Works Order Process: Environmental Assessment 2003 Consultations 2003 Draft Orders Feb 2004 Public Inquiry Sept Dec 2004 CGB Order made Dec 2005

Specification and Tolerances Design Manual for Roads and Bridges


Overall alignment

Drainage
Structures Junctions Landscaping etc.

Railway Group Standards


Stops

Ride Quality?

Ride Quality
Leeds insitu Essen pre-cast

Guideway Tolerances Cambridgeshire Specification Gauge 2600 mm +0mm 5mm Kerb alignment +/- 2mm (horizontal) Running surface alignment +/-2mm (vertical) Joints +/-2mm Joint spacing 10m minimum

Guideway construction

Construction

Construction Park and Rides Bus stops Bridleway/cycleway Flares Car Traps Ecology

Bus Operations All operating risks and costs to be taken by Operators Open access Multiple operators Access Charges Multi-operator ticketing Quality Partnership High quality vehicles

Frequently Asked Questions


What happens when a bus breaks down?

Frequently Asked Questions


What happens when it snows?

Frequently Asked Questions


What happens in emergencies?

Frequently Asked Questions


Can I use my pass?

Operating

Forecast patronage 3.5m journeys per year after 3 years

Actual patronage Week 1 - 56,000 journeys Month 1 - 224,000 journeys

Services - Peak hour from St Ives to Cambridge Pre-busway 5 per hour Busway 8 per hour at opening 10 per hour from 4th Sept

Reliable, Fast and Frequent

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