Trends in light rail in Europe by Regis Hennion, Keolis Metro & Light Rail Director at Light Rail 2016 conference in Melbourne (Feb 24-25 2016).

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Trends
in Light Rail
in Europe
Regis Hennion
Metro & Light Rail Director
25 Feb
2016

2.  Keolis
 Europe: a look back
 New systems: trams and tram-trains
 Extensions everywhere
 On the technical side
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Trends in Light Rail in Europe

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Keolis: an international leader in passenger transport
French
Company
15
countries
60,000
employees
5.6
billion
revenue
1.3
billion
railway passengers
3
billion
passengers
Keolis operates and maintains
public transport networks
in total safety

4. 70%
30%
Keolis’ shareholder structure
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A long-term shareholding structure that supports Keolis’
growth ambitions
70% SNCF Participations
o A long-term shareholder (15 years)
o An industrial partner
30% CDPQ
o A long-term shareholder (8 years)
o Canadian pension fund focused on
financial efficiency and stability

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Expert operating all transport modes
5,754 km lines
1,300 trains
12 networks
125M train km
627M psgrs/year
660 km lines
1,121 trams
16 networks
65 lines
660M psgrs/year
25,300 buses,
coaches and BRTs
1,600 buses using
alternative fuels
240 km lines
489 metros
5 networks
19 lines
925M psgrs/year
18 cities with bike sharing schemes 300 car parks and 138,000 spaces

6.  Keolis
 Europe: a look back
 New systems: trams and tram-trains
 Extensions everywhere
 On the technical side
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Trends in Light Rail in Europe

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125
Germany 1910

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75
Germany 1960

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58
Germany 2010

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90
France 1910

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5
France 1960

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21
France 2010

13.  Keolis
 Europe: a look back
 New systems: trams and tram-trains
 Extensions everywhere
 On the technical side
13
Trends in Light Rail in Europe

14.  A strong demand for light rail
 Some projects on hold because of economic turn down
 BRT as an alternative?
 But no strong appetite for PPPs
 Many projects in Scandinavia
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New systems tram and tram-train

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Case Study: Tours 1/3
Tram Key figures
 Lenght : 15 km of which 1,8km of ground lever power supply
 29 stations, 21 trams each measuring 43 meters (Citadis)
 Headway of 6 to 7 minutes
 62 000 trips per day
Tram in dates
 June 2009 : beginning of the studies
 Summer 2010 : Beginning of civil work
 December 2010 : DUP (Declaration of Public Utility)
 March 2013 : Beginning of driver training
 31 of August 2013 : Inauguration

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Case Study: Tours 2/3
Tram together with 3 main bus lines
 Headway 10 to12 minutes during peak
hours
 Runs from 06h00 to 1h00
 Simplicity
 Timing
 Same on sunday
 Same at night

17. +41% passengers +16 % revenue
Case Study: Tours 3/3
23 000 000
25 000 000
27 000 000
29 000 000
31 000 000
33 000 000
35 000 000
Passengers
FREQUENTATION
Objectif
fréquentation
validations
Objectif
recettes
17 000 000 €
17 500 000 €
18 000 000 €
18 500 000 €
19 000 000 €
19 500 000 €
20 000 000 €
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févr.-14
mars-14
avr.-14
mai-14
juin-14
juil.-14
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sept.-14
oct.-14
nov.-14
déc.-14
Revenues

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Case Study: Denmark and Aarhus 1/2

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Case Study: Denmark and Aarhus 2/2

20.  Keolis
 Europe: a look back
 New systems: trams and tram-trains
 Extensions everywhere
 On the technical side
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Trends in Light Rail in Europe

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Extensions everywhere
 Extension are planned in most of the existing network in Europe,
except eastern part where some sections of the old networks are
closed
 Extension is about capacity
 Extension are about additional new lines
 Extensions are genuine extension, sometime with single track
operation to optimize VfM

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Case Study: Bergen 1/3
 The line 1 will then be more than 20 km with 27 stations
 Budget for the construction phase 3, is 3.5 billion NOK. (412 Million
Euros)
Third Extension on 6,81 km with 7 new stations

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Very positive growth for phase 1 & phase 1+2
Case Study: Bergen 2/3
2011 2014
Turnover 77 MNOK 120 MNOK
Employees 52 101
Operating km/month 70 000 123 000
Passengers / day 20 000 35 000

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20 Variobahn extension to 42m with a total of 28 trams
Case Study: Bergen 3/3
All 20 trams
will be
extended to
42m

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Case Study: Nottingham 1/3
 6th Largest City in England, located in the Midlands
 Population: 314,000 (city) with 682,000 (shire)
 2 Universities: Trent & University of Nottingham: 57,000 students
 12 million visitors annually
 Major regional hospital: Queens Medical Centre
 Top Industries in Nottingham (based on turnover): Boots, Pendragon,
Sports Direct, Wilko, Gala Coral Group, Experian and Speedo
 Municipal Council is Labour (socialist) who are the PTA

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Case Study: Nottingham 2/3
The journey so far …

27.  Provide sustainable alternative to
the car
 Increase public transport capacity
to meet growth in the local
economy
 Improve accessibility & reduce
social exclusion
 Contribute to public transport
integration
 Support land use & regeneration
 Extend use of environmentally
friendly mode of transport
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Case Study: Nottingham 3/3
Dec 14 to Dec 15
+ 87.7 % passenger journey

28.  Keolis
 Europe: a look back
 New systems: trams and tram-trains
 Extensions everywhere
 On the technical side
28
Trends in Light Rail in Europe

29.  43 meter trams from day one; also short tram (20 metre) to reduce
initial CAPEX
 Driver cab on both ends
 Driver cab standardization on its way (ergonomic, visibility)
 Discussions about the dead man device
 Catenary free via battery and super-cap
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On the technical side
Rolling stock
 Standard gauge when heavy refurbishment
 Single track to reduce CAPEX
 Cable car as an alternative
 Energy saving device in substations
 New trams from the 80s now facing heavy infra refurbishment
Infrastructure and system

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