Proposals affecting Worsley, Boothstown and Ellenbrook

Additional Rail Rolling Stock and Associated Infrastructure

In Greater Manchester there has been significant passenger growth over the last ten years, investment from the scheme will meet forecast growth by operating longer trains, platform extensions and station improvements.

Bolton Interchange

The building of a single high quality passenger transport interchange that will act as a 'gateway' to Bolton town centre and to the bus and rail networks.

Bus Priority Package

To deliver a step change in the bus product, further infrastructure improvements will be implemented to meet the demand for services and the needs of different communities. This will result in significant improvements to bus journey times and reliability.

Congestion Charging Scheme

The scheme to introduce a pricing mechanism to decrease demand for road space within Manchester comprises a tag and beacon free flowing electronic tolling system.

Extra Bus Vehicles

A network of additional buses will be required to improve services across the county, providing increased frequency and improved connectivity of existing bus routes. Additional vehicles will deliver a number of key new bus routes, including some cross-city routes, limited stop or express services and services feeding into fixed track modes particularly Metrolink. In addition, there will be a significant increase in the quality of bus service delivery across Greater Manchester through improvements in vehicle presentation and customer care.

Integration

Two packages of public transport and highways measures will be introduced to ensure the successful integration of the full package of TIF schemes is achieved. These will include fares and ticketing; real time passenger information; on-bus passenger information; passenger security and safety; and improved traffic management and control systems.

Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit [gmpte+409693]

The LSM BRT scheme comprises 21km of almost continuous, segregated busway between Leigh, Salford and Manchester. 7km of the busway, between Leigh and Ellenbrook, will be kerb-guided, and the remainder will be on-highway.

Local and Strategic Park and Ride at Rail and Metrolink Sites

A range of park and ride sites will be developed, primarily at Metrolink and Heavy Rail sites, to support the fixed track capacity improvements within the TIF bid. A number of more strategic sites are proposed at the M60 to complement the proposed congestion charging scheme.

Travel Behaviour Change

This package seeks to provide support to encourage changes in travel behaviour consistent with the introduction of the proposed charging scheme. Its key aims are to support the rest of the TIF Package by reducing car use by increasing the mode share of walking, cycling and public transport in these areas; and increasing the mode share of public transport for trips to and from the Regional Centre, in particular during peak periods.

Yellow School Buses [yellowschoolbus.info]

Existing school bus services that currently cross proposed road charging areas are seen as prime routes for development and are anticipated to create a large increase in demand following the introduction of the charge. Yellow School Buses are proposed as an ideal replacement to existing services offering greater capacity over existing single deck buses to accommodate the increased demand.