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TRAM Power Ltd and USP’s of its products web : www.trampower.co.uk

TRAM Power Ltd and USP’s of its products web : www.trampower.co.uk. Presentation to Baker Tilley 18th Dec. 2007 Manchester . TRAM Power Ltd.USP’s. City Class tram Passenger friendly and flexible Low power consumption Low maintenance costs Low cost of ownership LR55 track

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TRAM Power Ltd and USP’s of its products web : www.trampower.co.uk

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  1. TRAM Power Ltd andUSP’s of its productsweb : www.trampower.co.uk Presentation to Baker Tilley 18th Dec. 2007 Manchester

  2. TRAM Power Ltd.USP’s • City Class tram • Passenger friendly and flexible • Low power consumption • Low maintenance costs • Low cost of ownership • LR55 track • Strong and durable • Low installation costs • Flexible and wide rail use • Minimum disruption • OHL power • High performance • Low cost • Light weight and aesthetic • Turnkey • Opens commercial projects • More schemes and so more sales • Faster start to opening, no need for grants ?

  3. Competitors • Tramcars • Alstom, Bombardier, Siemens, Skoda • Track • Balfour Beatty, Grant Rail • OHL • Balfour Beatty, Brecknell Willis • Whole systems • No commercial for 100years

  4. The Team • Lewis Lesley, (Technical) Director • Lincoln Shields, Business Development • Mike Kilroy, Production Manager • David Bostock, Finance

  5. UK (public) transport market • Buses about 7% of passenger km • Trains about 7% of passenger km • Motor cars about 80% of Pass. km Urban transport market • Buses about 15% of passenger km • Trains about 5% of passenger km • Motor Cars about 70% of pass. km • Walking and cycling about 5% • 75% of car trips under 8km.

  6. Role of urban tramways • Proven to attract motor car users • Manchester 25% of patronage • Sheffield 20% of patronage • Better energy efficiency • Lower or nil (carbon) emissions • Reduce dependency on oil • BUT low priority of Government

  7. Reducing tramway costs • TRAM Power Ltd. aims • To lower capital costs • To lower operating costs • To make some tramways commercial • Private funds could build new systems without subsidies • Busy bus routes more economical as tramways

  8. TRAM Power Products • City Class tramcar (Patented) • LR55 Street track (Patented) • Overhead power supply (Patent pending) • The package = affordable tramways

  9. City Class tram 200 passenger prototype on test in Birkenhead

  10. City Class v Metrolink • City Class • COTS • 200 pass • 22tonnes • State of Art controls • 1kWh/km • c£1m new • Metrolink • Bespoke • 200 pass • 46tonnes • 20years old controls • 4kWh/km • £2.25m + new COTS = Components Off The Shelf

  11. Design Principles:Less cost without mass production • Proven design concept • The City Class tram from TRAM Power Ltd. • Has world wide application. • Innovative design • Less costs COTS = “components off the shelf”.

  12. 4 tonne • Low/High floor - 25% length full size • Exhibited and market research in • Birmingham, Blackpool, Chatham, Dublin, Edinburgh, Gloucester, Liverpool, London & Sheffield Mock up

  13. Redundant 1930’s tram for scrapping • One original bogie and drive removed • TRAM Power bogie • 90kW 3phase industrial motor and • Inverter drive fitted • Tested on Blackpool Tramway 1995 - 1997 Slave Tram

  14. 29m long • single articulation • bogie, motor and inverter from Slave tram • with second identical set added • tested with HMRI approval 1998 - 2000 Prototype Tram

  15. The City Class Family • 15 m horizontal track radius • 200 m vertical curve capable • Magnetic track brakes for emergency braking • Multiple Unit compatible • 200-250 passenger capacity

  16. Preliminary Energy Results • Blackpool old tram = 1.5kWh/km • Manchester Metrolink = 4.0kWh/km • Sheffield Supertram = 4.8kWh/km • TRAM Power City Class = 1.0kWh/km • Why ? • Lower weight • High efficiency drive

  17. Tram sales, progress: • Approach from Iran (60) • Commercial schemes • Trafford Centre (12) • Middlesbrough (19) • Liverpool (20) • Invitations to bid • Toronto (200) • Melbourne (100) • Amman (turnkey project) • Discussions with • Blackpool (16) • Galway (15)

  18. LR55 & why old tracks have high costs ? Manchester • relocation of utilities • massive track slab • expensive reconstruction • long possession • traffic disruption • business inconvenience • replacement of failed tracks Sheffield

  19. LR55 Components *The LR55 Rail *rail grade steel *weldable *delivered in 18m lengths *12m radius curve *S & C to match *transitions etc.

  20. LR55 Installation • Rail bonded into Trough with PU grout Pre cast Concrete trough

  21. LR55 & Network Rail Tunnel enlargement Extra headroom Without Rebuilding tunnel

  22. LR55 delivers: • Robust (up to 80 tonne axles) • Durable (since 1996 in Sheffield) • Small footprint (400mm wide/rail) • Shallow (200mm depth) • Utilities undisturbed & accessible • Rapid installation (500m/week) • About 50% of cost of other systems

  23. LR55 Sales: • Discussions opened with Network Rail • Product Approval • Loading Gauge enhancement • All Commercial schemes • Trafford Centre • Middlesbrough • Liverpool • Need to get Steel Mill to Roll

  24. New Overhead Power Supply at Carnforth

  25. New and Old : installation

  26. OHL PROTOTYPE RESULTS • OHL installed Nov 2004, simplified • OHL costs reduced (£50k v £160k) • Elastic supported single wire • good for speeds up to 150km/hr • Low electric resistivity • Jan.2005 severe storms – no damage • branch lines to be electrified • reduce cost of new (light) rail & tram projects ?

  27. Putting all 3 products together • Commercial Projects • Privately funded, less Grants • Projects on table • Manchester - Trafford Centre • Middlesbrough • Liverpool • Galway • Limerick

  28. TRAM Power - next stage funding • Pre-production City Class Tram (£0.7m) • Staff for marketing, bids & fees (£0.25m pa) • Promote one of the schemes (£0.5m) • 2 years = £2m total • Set up factory to build trams (£4.0m)

  29. Winning Contracts: • Set up time • Advance contract payment • Contract completion • Retention payment

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