Nuneaton - Coventry upgrade secret report

[Keithk2t]

I have obtained the secret report into upgreding Nuneaton to Coventry and adding extra platforms/stations.

Please send me comments back.

http://greennuneaton.org.uk/nbrug_web/CovNunreport.pdf

It seems they do not need much to add platforms at the Coventry end as a starter that could get us 2-3 trains per hour except for a gap for the oil train 3 times a week.

 

[Mex]

I have obtained the secret report into upgreding Nuneaton to Coventry and adding extra platforms/stations.

Please send me comments back.

http://greennuneaton.org.uk/nbrug_web/CovNunreport.pdf

It seems they do not need much to add platforms at the Coventry end as a starter that could get us 2-3 trains per hour except for a gap for the oil train 3 times a week.

Here's something interesting.

Highlight a redacted section, hit ^C, open a new text document window and then hit ^V.

Not that I would ever consider such a thing.

 

[First class]

This is the blacked out Additional Information:

9 Additional Information
Ricoh Arena
The project team met with David Gidney and Anthony Mundy from the Ricoh Arena
team to review the project and outline the options for station provision for the Arena and
surrounding area. There are a number of potential developments adjacent to the railway
that may influence traffic levels and station location.
• A proposal for a ‘third generation’ Snow Dome to be built on waste land to the
south of the railway opposite the Arena and adjacent to Arena Park.
• Arena Park is currently planning to build a retail extension to the existing retail
park
• An aspiration to build a hotel to towards to north side of car park ‘C’, adjacent to
the ProLogis branch line. Arena Coventry Ltd have an obligation to retain the
existing level of car park provision (2000 spaces); this might require construction
of a multi-storey car park if spaces are lost.
There was support for the concept of station provision at the site and particular interest
in the opportunity to develop a Park & Ride facility at the site; clearly this could have
significant revenue potential for the Ricoh Arena. The issue of crowd control at events
was debated, and the need for providing some kind of ‘filter’ or similar mechanism of
corralling large numbers of visitors waiting for public transport was seen as very
important.

12 Options
Summary of costs
Delivery of the project scope requires selection of options for each location. Each
option has been priced according to standard Network Rail pricing tables with the
following cumulative allowances:-
Contractor’s preliminaries: 20%
Station & Civils design: 10%
Signalling design: 25%
Network Rail project management: 10%
Network Rail sponsorship: 4%
Possession & isolation: 2.5%
Contingency: 35%
All prices exclude application of the Network Rail Fee Fund (@ 10%) and Industry
Risk Fund (@2.5%), which would be applied to a Network Rail delivered project

 

[adambro]

Interesting.

This is the blacked out Additional Information:

9 Additional Information
Ricoh Arena
The project team met with David Gidney and Anthony Mundy from the Ricoh Arena
team to review the project and outline the options for station provision for the Arena and
surrounding area. There are a number of potential developments adjacent to the railway
that may influence traffic levels and station location.
• A proposal for a ‘third generation’ Snow Dome to be built on waste land to the
south of the railway opposite the Arena and adjacent to Arena Park.
• Arena Park is currently planning to build a retail extension to the existing retail
park
• An aspiration to build a hotel to towards to north side of car park ‘C’, adjacent to
the ProLogis branch line. Arena Coventry Ltd have an obligation to retain the
existing level of car park provision (2000 spaces); this might require construction
of a multi-storey car park if spaces are lost.
There was support for the concept of station provision at the site and particular interest
in the opportunity to develop a Park & Ride facility at the site; clearly this could have
significant revenue potential for the Ricoh Arena. The issue of crowd control at events
was debated, and the need for providing some kind of ‘filter’ or similar mechanism of
corralling large numbers of visitors waiting for public transport was seen as very
important.

Presumably that is considered commercially sensitive.

 

[The Planner]

I have obtained the secret report into upgreding Nuneaton to Coventry and adding extra platforms/stations.

Please send me comments back.

http://greennuneaton.org.uk/nbrug_web/CovNunreport.pdf

It seems they do not need much to add platforms at the Coventry end as a starter that could get us 2-3 trains per hour except for a gap for the oil train 3 times a week.

I do take it greennuneaton.org have permission to reproduce the report on the web ?? regardless of stuff being blacked out ?? The report is the best part of 2 years old and details of this scheme have long since moved on.

I presume your screename pertains to the webmaster of the site ?? If so, I would really make sure you have permission to reproduce it. If not Id remove it before you are asked to by NR...

 

[SWT Driver]

I would suggest that they probably don't or it may have been leaked deliberately to see what would happen.

Either way I don't think it should be in the public domain.

 

[Keithk2t]

Hi,

It was obtained under the freedom of information act from Coventry city council. it is perfectly legal for you all to have a look at it. It was paid for by the city council and Warwickshire country council at great cost. The councils should have publised it so we could give them a kick to get on and do it.

Split between 2 councils, the areana and regional quangos the cost would be low. I am showing everyone the report so that things get moving with the project.

Keith
Nuneaton rail user group
www.nbrug.org.uk

 

[SWT Driver]

As long as it's been done legally & not clandestinely then that's fair enough.

 

[Keithk2t]

That is why they put black boxes over the bits they did not want me to see.

They upgrade will see 2 new stations and extra platforms at Coventry. just keeping the nuneaton to coventy trains out of the way of the Virgin ones at Coventry must help the network.

 

[90019]

That is why they put black boxes over the bits they did not want me to see.

They just didn't do it very well

 

[The Planner]

Thats only a GRIP 3 report, it has to get to GRIP 5 and 6 before it is much of a certainty. Likelihood that it would have to be re-ran anyway as the freight schedules have changed to those in the report. It is a good 2 or 3 years from seeing the light of day. It will only be a bay platform at Cov on the side of the car park, Id be suprised if the two stations were built at the same time, they would be much later additions.

 

[Old Timer]

Its the bit about Network Rail's "Project Management" that makes me cringe......................

 

[ralphchadkirk]

Would Project un-Management suffice OT?


(Yes to rivet counters, I know it isn't a real word!)

 

[Old Timer]

I think that would be one of a suite of words that would be suitable !

 

[royaloak]

Most of which couldn't be used on a forum!