1. GLASGOW RAPID TRAMWAY The GRT Project

2. GRT presentation to Glasgow City Council Friday 17th December 2004 by Prof. Lewis Lesley (TRAM Power Ltd) Lincoln Shields (AMEC plc) David Hansen (NETCo Ltd)

3. GRT PRESENTATION PRINCIPLES STAGES OPERATION CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM FUNDING POSSIBLE TIMESCALE THE NEXT STEPS

4. Stylish Europe for GRT ? Project fit for Glasgow’s aspirations

5. GLASGOW TRAMWAY – THE NEED ? TRAFFIC CONGESTION SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL IMAGE OF CITY

6. GRT – fast and frequent STAGED PROJECT TRAMS ATTRACT CAR DRIVING PASSENGERS MORE PASSENGERS, LESS CAR PARKING STRATEGIC TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES OPERATED IN COMPETITION DEPOT ON DERELICT SITE

7. AN INITIAL STAGE PROVIDES ECO FRIENDLY SYSTEM COPES WITH CROWDS SHORT WAITING DEMONSTRATION: -ENABLES COUNCIL TO SEE THE OFFER HELP TO SOLVE PROBLEMS -PRE-EMPT INSTALLATION PROBLEMS -DEVELOP FASTER CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

8. AN INITIAL STAGE - cont DEMONSTRATION -SMALL FLEET OF TRAMS HELPS ACCESS -6 MIN. FREQUENCY, 4 MIN. JOURNEY HELPS REDUCE SOCIAL EXCLUSION -LINKS TO SHOPS & SERVICES ENTERS REVENUE SERVICE -PROVES COMMERCIAL FORECASTS DEMONSTRATES TRANSPORT BENEFITS -CAR DRIVER DIVERSION

9. The TRAM Power City Class Tram – GRT OPTIONS

10. PRINCIPLES OF GRT TRAMWAY WOULD BE:- PUBLIC SERVICE PRIVATELY FUNDED COMMERCIAL VENTURE SUCH AS:- a) Bus Service b) Property Development c) Freight Transport IN ACCORD WITH LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN LOCAL COUNCIL FACILITATED ADDING VALUE TO Glasgow

11. City Class Tram on test in Blackpool

13. CITY CLASS TRAM at Liverpool Airport 1999

14. CITY CLASS TRAM TURNS AT PLEASURE BEACH

15. GRT OPERATIONS ELECTRIC TRAMS POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE QUIET WITH NO AIR POLLUTION TICKET MACHINES AND/OR CONDUCTORS REGULAR SERVICE - 5-10 MINUTE INTERVAL EXISTING BUS OPERATOR COULD BE TRAM OPERATOR PARTNER SERVICING/CLEANING IN PURPOSE BUILT DEPOT

16. CITY CLASS TRAM Maximum speed 60 mph

17. AMEC SHOWS THE WAY: MANCHESTER METROLINK

19. CITY CLASS TRAM IN BLACKPOOL DEPOT

20. GRT CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION MINIMISE DISRUPTION TO PUBLIC DELIVERY OF MATERIALS RESOURCES RECYCLING OF EXCAVATION/DEMOLITION MATERIALS PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES UNDISTURBED THROUGH USE OF LR55 TRACK SYSTEM OFFSITE PRE-FABRICATION SYMPATHETIC DESIGN

21. AMEC-SPIE RAPID CONSTRUCTION IN LYON

22. GRT DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM A VIABLE ROUTE NEEDS PLANNING APPROVAL OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION AMEC Planning Consultants RPS

23. GRT FUNDING DISCUSSIONS WITH VENTURE CAPITAL SOURCES FOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS AMEC PROJECT INVESTMENTS LIKELY FUNDING IS:- EQUITY10%Promoters DEBT60%Commercial Bank offer LEASE30%Vehicles KEY TO GAINING CONFIDENCE OF FINANCIAL MARKET IS EARLY APPROVAL BY GLASGOW (OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION) AMEC TRACK RECORD IN PROJECTS.

24. STAGES OF THE ART PROJECT CITY COUNCIL DETERMINES PLANNING APPLICATION HIGHWAY AUTHORITY LIAISON ON ROUTE DEFINITION AND CONSTRUCTION ISSUES SUPPORT AT COUNCIL/EXECUTIVE LEVEL FEEDBACK DURING PLANNING STAGE JOINT PUBLIC RELATIONS/PROMOTION

25. HIGH QUALITY ART AMEC-SPIE delivers in Lyon

26. ROLE OF TRAMWAY PROMOTER GRT - JV PROMOTER AND DEVELOPER LIAISE WITH AND ATTRACT NEW DEVELOPMENTS ASSIST IN DEALINGS WITH PUBLIC INTERFACE WITH THIRD PARTIES SUCH AS:- Scottish Environmental Protection Agency Glasgow City Council Strathclyde PTA/PTE Scottish Parliament/Executive

27. POSSIBLE ART TIMESCALE OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION Q2 2005 (APPROVAL Q3 2006) DETAILED PLANNING APPLICATION Q3 2005 (APPROVAL Q4 2005) DETAILED DESIGN & PROCUREMENT – Q4 2005 COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION Q2 2006 COMMISSIONING Q2 2007 OPENING Q3 2007

28. POSSIBLE GRT TIMESCALE (Cont’d) TOTAL TARGET TIME 30 MONTHS SAN DIEGO TRAMWAY TOOK 36 MONTHS FROM INITIAL IDEA TO FIRST TRAM RUNNING IN 1981 FUTURE EXTENSION(S) AFTER PASSENGER FORECASTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED

29. CITY CLASS TRAM TRANSPORTED BY HGV

30. CITY CLASS TRAM DELIVERED AND READY TO RUN

31. RAILWAY INSPECTOR CHECKS FOR SAFETY CLEARANCE LIAISON WITH GRT IN GLASGOW

32. CITY CLASS TRAM ON TIGHT CORNER

33. First Production City Class Tram

34. 200 passengers, low floor, 29m long

35. Ready for service