An approach to train timetabling to maximise the use of a mixed-traffic railway. Involving the whole project life cycle, in a complex and demanding operational environment. Trains that handle goods instead of passengers. PACE has been created from Project SPEED (Swift, Pragmatic and Efficient Enhancement Delivery), itself part of the governments Covid-19 recovery plan to deliver public investment projects faster and for less money. Timescales were reduced by using Network Rails permitted development rights to start work in the summer and, working with the DfT, bringing forward the Transport and Works Act to allow station work to begin sooner. 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The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. 11 0 obj It replaces GRIP, which was considered by some as overly complex and inefficient in its approach, resulting in additional costs being incurred. This may comprise the use of batteries or the installation of electrical supply infrastructure allowing trains to draw current from either an electrified third rail or from Overhead Line Equipment (OLE). Co-ordination of work with other contractors and Network Rail. <> Wright and his team have spent the early months of this year rolling out the Pace concept to Network Rail staff and its supply chain. By Claire Smith. Learn how your comment data is processed. Watch Stuart Calvert, capital delivery director, Wales & Western speaking at Rail Live 2021 about how applying SPEED principles will save billions of pounds and cut years off project delivery times. SRC Infrastructure has been providing project management and engineering-based advisory, consultancy and managed services solutions to UK infrastructure clients for 20 years. For Grip we looked at where it wasnt working and the opportunities to improve.. Grip 3. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Hear from Tim Walden, Transformation Director and Mike Wright, Programme Management Director of Network Rail. 9 0 obj We have cultivated a whole generation of people who apply it mechanically. Network Rail is more relaxed over what people choose to call it. Gate reviews were held to consider relevant documentation to confirm completion of the required activities. %PDF-1.7 % To receive New Civil Engineer's daily and weekly newsletters click here. The session will be held on Thursday 20 May 2021 from 12.45 - 5pm, online. Grip was very much about how you got from A to B and it told you how to get there, says Wright. GRIP, a project by Network Rail to help deliver efficiency improvements on the rail network, has been replaced by a new programme called PACE. The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the UKs core rail lines, running between London and Glasgow via Crewe and Lancaster, with branches to Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool. In this Integrated Rail Plan, proposals for electrification in the North and Midlands refers to the installation of OLE along stated routes. facebook; twitter; linkedin; pinterest; US Stock Cross Bar Roof Rail Rack fit for Jaguar E-pace 2018-2020 Luggage. The process of switching the power source for trains from diesel to electric. PACE is a new approach that will make it easier for Network Rail to integrate and respond to operational challenges. But it is rarely used properly so it is not fit for purpose, he said. Grip organised projects into eight stages which ran sequentially. It gets a robust outcome but the challenge were creating with Pace is asking at the start if theres a better way of achieving the same outcome.. The benefits of PACE are said to include: The changes are designed to create a simpler and more consistent approach to project management, which is needed given the current demands on the railway, according to Chris Rowley, Network Rails director of NR2N (Network Rail 2nd Generation). Planning Consents and Environment Permissions speeding up the Transport and Works Act process, publishing guides on planning and environmental consents. The Integrated Rail Plan sees the EL split with a First Phase including a new high-speed line from the West Midlands to the East Midlands, directly serving Derby and Nottingham (rather than Toton). Wright and his team have spent the early months of this year rolling out the Pace concept to Network Rail staff and its supply chain. Getting different parts of the railway to work much more closely together will also be an essential aspect of the Williams Review, bringing significant changes to the industrys structure. <> Visit our, Network Rail acts on Project Speed principles with new project delivery framework, Balfour to build River Trent pedestrian bridge as costs rise, Former East West Rail boss joins National Highways, Council in talks over future of Newcastle station project after contractor collapse, Greek train crash: Failure of signalling systems highlights railway safety issues, Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering, On demand webinar: SuDS and the Code of Adoption Sewerage, On demand webinar: What the next 10 years holds for the built environment, On demand webinar: machine control and automation, Building Momentum: SUDs are ready to enter the mainstream. It was concluded that there had to be a move from a rules-based model to one based on principles. The Crewe Northern Connection (CNC) is part of the HS2 Western Leg. Experience of working in the UK rail industry with good working knowledge of Network Rail GRIP / PACE process / standards and approval processes. 7 0 obj Stuart advises that the centre will be a focus for this and is developing good peer review practice which will involve external experts on critical projects. He was assured that if he felt a panel was not adding any value, he should feel empowered to challenge its necessity. It represents the local transport and local highways authorities of the West and East Midlands. Where our earlier organisational change has given us the right structure, SPEED will give us the right mindset, and tools, to put passengers first and drive value. Experience of working in the UK rail industry - knowledge of Network Rail GRIP / PACE process / standards and approval processes. This needs a quantum change in the way projects are delivered if the industry is to win back the trust of decision makers. After being approved in November 2020, PACE has been applied to projects since January 2021. Witham Fourth District Internal Drainage Board, We use cookies to personalize and improve your experience on our site. You have rejected additional cookies. Wright says that there was a choice between updating the existing Grip system or doing something new and drastically different to realise the opportunity. The time it takes for a train service to depart from a station to a destination station. David was appointed Editor of Rail Engineer in January 2017 and, since 2010, has written many articles for the magazine on a wide variety of topics including events in Scotland, rail innovation and Russian Railways. The project is being led and promoted by Northumberland County Council as a third-party project, with Network Rail having an asset protection role. Pace will place that review closer to the project. All six programmes developed proposals to reduce timescales and cost, and then defended their proposals through peer reviews and challenge panels. These improvements, together with the identification of additional benefits, enable the DfT to accelerate the project through the RNEP process, with the time to get to decision to deliver brought forward by 12 months. The challenge now is to spread and scale that best practice across other programmes and the wider network. This is common in city centres, several of the busiest through stations on Europes high-speed networks operate with high-speed trains reversing in their platforms during their journeys. It will also encourage greater collaboration between teams working on different projects by allowing them to share lessons learned from previous work in order to improve delivery. 200TH EDITION Rail Engineer January / February 2023 200 Issues & 2,900 articles later, Are passengers getting a good ride? 10 0 obj Grip is a very methodical approach to project management, but a number of the [people involved in the] projects felt that by being so prescriptive in how you move through the process, it meant that they spent a lot more time and therefore a lot more money delivering projects than was necessary, explains Wright. So what is PACE, and how does it differ from its predecessor? Following the highly successful Rail SPEED Conference on 26 February, introduced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Network Rail and the Railway Industry Association (RIA) are holding a FREE follow-up event to explore some of the work that underpins SPEED in more detail. Wed like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. Hybrid bills mix the characteristics of public and private bills. Value for Money is one of the key considerations of any decision involving the use of public funds as referenced in The Green Book guidance issued by HM Treasury on how to appraise policies, programmes and projects across government. Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines told last autumns Rail Industry Alliance annual conference that the eight-stage governance in rail investment projects (Grip) framework process, which was first adopted in 2010, was to be replaced because its not effective. ProjectSPEED(Swift, Pragmatic and Efficient Enhancement Delivery) is a joint initiative between the Department for Transport and Network Rail. Jakartas Transport & Urban Planning Progress? In an article last year in New Civil Engineer, Mike Wright (Network Rails Capital Investment Programme Director) describes the aim of PACE to keep the rigour of Grip but not control projects so excessively that we are adding extra time and cost to the delivery.. Able to undertake the NR/L2/INI/02009 roles of Contractors Responsible Engineer (CRE) or equivalent. A parkway railway station is a railway station that primarily serves a park and ride interchange rather than a town or city centre. Governance reviewing the process for seeking government funding, with a simplified process for projects under 10 million. Amanda felt one problem was that, over time, processes that were intended to make things work have increasingly been used dogmatically rather than pragmatically. Finally, he noted that there are occasions when a slower and more coordinated approach is appropriate, especially when there is a risk to the timetable. Sign in or Register a new account to join the discussion. 6 0 obj So what is PACE, and how does it differ from its predecessor? She emphasised that SPEED was not about rushing or cutting corners; instead it was about being more thoughtful about what we do.. It will empower all of us in rail to be revolutionary in our thinking to challenge how we do things and ask, how could we do this better? It is a more flexible control framework compared to GRIP and allows sponsors and project management to tailor controls to better meet the requirements of their project. /Resources 1021 0 R Halving the time and slashing the cost of project delivery are the two core principles of Network Rails application of Project Speed and is the driving force behind the move to a new project delivery framework. 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Critics of the Grip process have described it as inflexible and glacially slow and has been blamed as one of the key hold ups in rail schemes such as those that form part of MetroWest in the Bristol region. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk. About Network Rail We own, operate and develop Britain's railway infrastructure; that's 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations. It will remove layers of process and bureaucracy that add little value, while freeing up time to focus on doing the things that matter, safely. For the past 12 months, this has been considering new ways of delivering projects and trying these out on pilot schemes. Rail SPEED (Swift, Pragmatic and Efficient Enhancement Delivery) is a joint programme led by the Department for Transport and Network Rail. The standards to which infrastructure is built. Speaking about Grip, Haines has previously said that if it is used properly, it works. Wright describes Project Speed as a broad piece of work and the move to Pace came out of it with the aim of unpicking some of the issues around governance and Grip. With the more effective use of resources, and greater collaboration between teams across different rail projects, it is thought that PACE will have an even greater benefit on delivering efficiency gains than its predecessor GRIP. An independent, not-for-profit company that provides analysis and commentary on the UKs high-speed rail network. Able to undertake the NR/L2/INI/02009 roles of Contractors Responsible Engineer (CRE) or equivalent. Providing a new platform at Stevenage a year earlier than planned, in part due to GTR doing the station fit-out, saved 1 million in rail replacement bus costs. 15 0 obj 21/29 PACE programme (the transition from GRIP) Stuart Calvert joined the meeting. PACE (Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment) was approved by the Network Rail board in November 2020 after several months of testing. Hence the centre is producing useable benchmark information with real practical examples. A simpler project management structure, which can be followed by all departments working on projects at any one time; Improved delegation of authority up the chain of command; A greater focus on risk management across all levels of the organisation; More effective use of key performance indicators (KPIs); A more coherent approach to procurement and contracting processes across different disciplines (including civil engineering works). But it [Grip] is rarely used properly so it is not fit for purpose, he told last autumns annual Rail Industry Alliance conference. Bridge inspection & assessments. We are a small to medium sized company that has built a strong reputation delivering multi-disciplinary projects and programmes for private and public sector clients. Led by Network Rail's Industry Programme Director Christian Irwin, the project moved quickly from feasibility to detailed design, enabling implementation of the works in April 202; a move from concept to construction in just 8 weeks. Page 6 of 7 The reversing of the direction of travel of a train. The full, robust engineering design is produced along with the detailed costings and time estimates that go with the project delivery. Stuart emphasised that the centre is there to support and work with the regions. Tel: +44 (0)161 694 8684, © 2023 Rail Diary Limited. This is split into two parts. <> The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". GTR is doing the timetable work to evaluate journey time, capacity and connectivity impact on various options for the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme (CARS). <> And that is why it is not fit. There is a lot more to the change than a new name and Network Rail programme director (capital investment) Mike Wright believes the impact will be seen in less than 12 months. existing control frameworks and to plan for them to be updated in line with PACE. This was hosted by the Railway Industry Association and had 2,400 participants, half of whom were suppliers. We now need to work with our industry partners to drive the required changes to ensure we work as one team to deliver value for money outcomes for our customers and benefits for our passengers. . 30 0 obj SPEED is all about the mindset shift needed in the industry to radically transform our cost base and programmes for infrastructure, and embracing the PACE frameworks is one of the ways in which this can be enabled. Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris told the conference there is a business imperative to get on with modernisation of the network, but there is a need to guard against complacency as the success of current rail programmes will influence future investment. At the end of GRIP stage 8 of the Governance for Railway Investment Projects the project will be formally closed by the project team. . His roles in British Rail included Maintenance Assistant at Slade Green, Depot Engineer at Haymarket, Scottish DM&EE Training Engineer and ScotRail Safety Systems Manager. endobj Pace offers a more flexible framework that can be more tailored . Project SPEED therefore potentially offers GTR significant benefits as the companys Infrastructure Director, Keith Jipps, explained. Certain things such as land purchase, consents, timetable modelling and preparing signalling control tables take time which has to be built into the project programme. Network Rail has developed this approach to managing projects in order to minimise and mitigate the risks associated with project development and delivery. We now have a chance to ensure rail plays a pivotal role in the economic recovery of our country, delivers a better service to the communities we serve, better value for taxpayers and becomes a that dependable partner. endobj Their Regional Rail Director, Simon Middleton, described how the project had been involved with Project SPEED since summer last year and had since reduced capital costs by 25% and accelerated completion by ten months to the end of 2023. Interoperability and Standards developing a different approach to interoperability and encouraging challenges to standards. Until now, Network Rail's "enhancement" budget for the five year period from 2019-24 had been set at 10.4bn. You can read more about our role in supplying the rail industry on our supply page. Under Grip, Wright or one of his colleagues had to undertake a risk management review of every one of 3,000 to 5,000 proposed projects. Phase 2b WL will open between 2035 and the early 2040s. Dis Boxes | Trackside Connection Boxes (TCB), Plug Couplers | Wired Plugs & Receptacles, Principal Supply Points & Auxiliary Supply Points, Level Crossing Lighting Control Unit (LCU). Rail SPEED is one of the contributions that the Department for Transport is making to the cross-government work on Project Speed. Instead, it must grasp the opportunity SPEED presents to do things differently. <> This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Keith also gave examples of how GTR had accelerated the design and delivery of station projects. endobj >> In particular they need to assess what is actually necessary for the risk and complexity of the work. PACE has. By Claire Smith. To receive New Civil Engineer's daily and weekly newsletters click here. To receive New Civil Engineer's daily and weekly newsletters click here. We run 20 of the UK's largest stations while all the others, over 2,500, are run by the country's train operating companies. >> 9th September 2014 Benefits Management, Network Rail 2 3. Excellent written and oral communication skills. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. / Network Rail Responsible for owning, maintaining and enhancing the UK rail network. And that is why it is not fit. The area has 1,700 trains a day and is one of the worst bottlenecks on the UK rail network. <> GRIP replaced by PACE GRIP, which has been in use for the last 10 years, is being evolved into PACE (Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment). Please contact SPEED@networkrail.co.uk to gain access to more information on the SPEED Hub. BCRs are calculated by dividing the forecast monetised benefits of a scheme by the forecast total cost across the schemes lifecycle. The project is built as per the specification detailed in stage 5. SRC Infrastructure has been providing project management and engineering-based advisory, consultancy and managed services solutions to UK infrastructure clients for almost 20 years. It is then tested to ensure that everything is working as it should be and then commissioned into use. Hence, despite many successful recent projects, the legacy of others so high-profile and over-budget has been deeply harmful to the industry, creating doubt about its ability to deliver projects, whilst GWEP caused the Westminster government to lose faith in electrification. Under Pace the same eight stages exist although they are renamed project milestones and the order that they run in and the overlap between them is much more flexible. The number of trains that can travel through a corridor during a period of time. I am an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual, with a long track record of project delivery. Railway station and line opening proposals and projects need to follow this process to be delivered. The production of estimates, for example, in terms of cost, in a range, producing both a low and higher estimated outcome. Network Rail's GRIP process was developed to minimise delivery risk by dividing a project into eight distinct stages for which there was a defined set of activities which had to be completed before starting the next stage. Caveat in AIP defered to Grip 4. From cyber secure to cyber smart: why a broader understanding of cybersecurity is vital to our railways resilience. The purpose of PACE is to provide a project delivery framework that can be tailored by the project to the individual needs of each project. Wright explains: The problem is that Grip has become a paint by numbers process. It is an outcome of the Governments Covid-19 recovery plan, helping to deliver public investment projects more quickly and at a reduced cost.