GRIP Process Governance for Railway Investment Projects (GRIP) describes how Network Rail manages and controls projects that enhance or renew the national rail network. It was set up to significantly reduce the time and costs of delivering rail infrastructure projects. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. /Metadata 1029 0 R endobj But, this week rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris said that the budget would now. Your email address will not be published. Network Rail acts on Project Speed principles with new project delivery 21 0 obj Wright says that the regions know their project portfolio and contract frameworks better than anyone else, so they are best placed to make the right decision on when to move over. He is also an active member of the IMechEs Railway Division, having been Chair and Secretary of its Scottish Centre. Within Pace we are trying to create a framework with a delegated authority of decision making, he explains. 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. They were split across three formal project management phases. Visit our, Interview | Mike Wright of Network Rail on setting a new tone for project delivery, 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. Detailed oriented self starter and finisher. According to Wright, Grip was much more than a project lifecycle and there are hundreds of other processes, policies and governance controls across Network Rail that were affected by the Grip process. According to Network rail, the aims of project SPEED are: PACE is divided up into five main stages for efficient enhancement delivery of rail infrastructure: These stages are similar to GRIP process but effort has been made to reduce the control on projects so as not to add excessively to the time estimates whilst still maintaining the rigour of the design and implementation process. Amounts of time and cost required to move projects from concept to reality are often criticised in the UK construction industry, but Network Rail is tackling the issue head on with a fresh look at its project delivery framework. Grip 3. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. The challenge now is to spread and scale that best practice across other programmes and the wider network. PACE/GRIP Timetabling One-team culture Railway Interoperability Regulation (RIR) Standards Challenge Procurement strategy Access and possession Capability and Culture Contact us Please contact SPEED@networkrail.co.uk to gain access to more information on the SPEED Hub. 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.. 13 0 obj 31 Mar, 2021 He was encouraged by the recent response to the standards challenge process which, after a slow start, was now offering savings of tens of million pounds. 30 0 obj (RailDiary). 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. It is an outcome of the Governments Covid-19 recovery plan, helping to deliver public investment projects more quickly and at a reduced cost. Capita hiring Principal Civil Engineer / CRE-Rail, 6 in Glasgow A non-statutory sub-national transport body that researches, develops, progresses and makes the case for transport projects that may benefit the Midlands. Led by Network Rails 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. This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. TRU East Alliance on LinkedIn: #trueast #tru #rail #news #success 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. 2 0 obj A cross-government programme of work led by HM Treasury, looking across the whole project lifecycle with the aim to deliver major infrastructure projects better, greener, faster. PACE (Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment) was approved by the Network Rail board in November 2020 after several months of testing. Real time data is key to supporting this decision making Raildiary a potential best practice tool to help realise the benefits of Project SPEED and PACE. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Network Rails standard NR/L2/P3M/201, Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment (PACE), started to be applied to new projects on 4th January and will progressively be applied to live projects unless there is a reason not to do so. 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. It is understood that DfT's budget for the passenger railway for 2023-24 remains the same as for 2022-23, while for 2024-25 a further 1bn is removed from the funding available. 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. Trains that handle goods instead of passengers. 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. Launch of Project SPEED challenges rail industry to cut time and costs Typically, a minimum of 5 years' experience working in the rail sector. In particular they need to assess what is actually necessary for the risk and complexity of the work. The full, robust engineering design is produced along with the detailed costings and time estimates that go with the project delivery. This is where the needs and requirements of a project are defined. But it [Grip] is rarely used properly so it is not fit for purpose, he told last autumns annual Rail Industry Alliance conference. The centre of excellence is also working with the DfT to improve the RNEP process and incorporates the RNEP portfolio funding team. 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. GRIP focuses on projects which enhance or renew the national rail network as opposed to those involved with routine maintenance of the railway and was developed in order to minimise and mitigate the risks associated with delivering such projects . The Restoring Your Railway (RYR) policy aims to reinstate axed local rail services and restore closed stations. Network Rail and RIBA announce railway station design competition winner Wright says that there was a choice between updating the existing Grip system or doing something new and drastically different to realise the opportunity. Pace will place that review closer to the project. <> 5 0 obj 12 0 obj Wherever there are metro systems, there are readers of LR. Minister of State for Transport, Chris Heaton-Harris, emphasised the Prime Ministers view that the UK government expected rail will play a vital part in boosting Britains Covid recovery. A core package consisting of a series of transformative rail interventions improving the existing Transpennine line, which connects York to Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield. Instead, it must grasp the opportunity SPEED presents to do things differently. Co-ordination of work with other contractors and Network Rail. The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has launched a new briefing exploring how Project Speed can improve delivery of rail projects. At RSP we support the introduction of PACE. This standard is part of the Capital Delivery Core Process and relates to the Capital Investment and Delivery Policy. stream Pop Art tunnel Michelangelo Dragados & the Art of Tunnel Scanning. Management and consulting . Every day we empower our people to always be safe, care about the railways, its users and each other and put teamwork at the heart of all we do. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. About Us Egis is a leading global consulting, construction engineering and operating firm. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Keith gave examples of how effective partnership working had accelerated programmes on Network Rails Southern and Eastern regions and the East Coast Digital Programme. A non-departmental public body, wholly funded by the Secretary of State for Transport and sponsored by the Department for Transport, tasked with delivering HS2. Phase 2b WL will open between 2035 and the early 2040s. Toby Elliott, Network Rail Head of Communications, said "PACE is designed to deliver projects more quickly, at lower cost and higher quality. Sunburn The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics 3.3.23 The process of switching the power source for trains from diesel to electric. SKU:SP1607629 ACE outlines vision for Project Speed and Rail - Industry News endobj NR/L2/P3M/201 : Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment (PACE) [24 0 R] PACE has. endobj . As a result, he felt that CARS had a fighting chance of getting an approved business case. Our readers include transport experts, politicians and enthusiasts both in the UK and globally. 10 May, 2021 Rail SPEED - Network Rail 11 0 obj The feasibility stage assesses whether the outputs can be delivered economically and in line with current network proposals/strategy. GRIP (Governance for Railway Investment Projects - Rail Engineer It is then tested to ensure that everything is working as it should be and then commissioned into use. This library also benefits from the centres work with the supply chain to assess best practice in methodologies and technologies. PACE is a new approach that will make it easier for Network Rail to integrate and respond to operational challenges. Assurance developing a more integrated approach. In a double act, Natasha Luddington, Project Director (Enhancements), Network Rail Wales & Western, and Amanda Roper, DfTs Deputy Director for the Restoring Your Railway programme, described how their organisations had worked together to identify themes where changes were needed that cut across organisational boundaries. PACE is a new approach that will make it easier for Network Rail to integrate and respond to operational challenges. Capability and Culture culture change and training programmes within Network Rail, plus the appointment of SPEED champions. AECOM produced the Strategic Outline Business Case and are providing project management services. e) Phase Readiness and Engineering Milestone Reviews. 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. The Integrated Rail Plan recommends completing the electrification of the MML, bringing fully-electric services to Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield. You can read more about our role in supplying the rail industry on our supply page. Jakartas Transport & Urban Planning Progress? GRIP stands for Governance for Railway Investment Projects. This can be measured in trains per hour, or by seats. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. At Gatwick Airport, the station improvement project had been delayed by two months due to the Covid lockdown. Building on these values, the Project SPEED team has developed an approach to guide our day-to-day working, so we can all play our part in building a modern and efficient railway that we can be proud of. <> 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. Experience of working in the UK rail industry with good working knowledge of Network Rail GRIP / PACE process / standards and approval processes. 18 0 obj Reference class forecasting is a method for predicting future outcomes based on the outcomes for a group of similar past projects, for example hypothetically using HS1 and HS2 as benchmarks for the final cost of Northern Powerhouse Rail and the Integrated Rail Plan. endobj UK government launches next stage of Rail Project SPEED Flighting typically would see trains operating at similar end-to-end speeds, when accounting for station stops, grouped together (such as running several fast trains in sequence, followed by slower trains) to minimise congestion. We have cultivated a whole generation of people who apply it mechanically. He advised that its lessons-learned library has 1,600 project lessons and 2,000 users; to date it has received 62,000 hits. Learn how your comment data is processed. There can be no place, I believe, for deniers who are unable to acknowledge that the industrys reputation, built over many years, was of rising costs, deadlines inevitably moving to the right and estimates wrong by orders of magnitude.. GRIP, the tool currently used to manage delivering railway investment projects in Network Rail, is seen as too rigid and can often lead to unnecessary delays. >> Network Rail had a challenge from the government last year to look at how we could reduce the time and cost associated with delivering infrastructure projects onto the network, which led to the setting up of our Project Speed, explains Wright. Access and Possessions developing new, better-coordinated access strategies. endobj Another example is the planning of blockades which must have as much work as possible thrown into them and so might delay some schemes. By the end of stage 4 of the eight distinct stages, a design outline for the recommended option from stage 3 is complete. An approach to train timetabling to maximise the use of a mixed-traffic railway. But it is rarely used properly so it is not fit for purpose, he said. The session will be held on Thursday 20 May 2021 from 12.45 - 5pm, online. PL12 4HJ. endobj Page 6 of 7 This created unnecessary bureaucracy and distraction. Similarly, rail commuters have been told not to travel this week unless . To receive New Civil Engineer's daily and weekly newsletters click here. Prodigal Bond Buyers Return to Gilts as 250 Billion Wall Looms. GRIP, a project by Network Rail to help deliver efficiency improvements on the rail network, has been replaced by a new programme called PACE. 25 0 obj The project is built as per the specification detailed in stage 5. This needs a quantum change in the way projects are delivered if the industry is to win back the trust of decision makers. According to the board meeting minutes, Pace offers a more flexible framework that can be more tailored to meet the bespoke needs of an individual project and improve trade-offs between time, cost and scope constraints. However, the key requirement is a change in culture. Network Rail are replacing GRIP with PACE, a new tool that allows project managers to adapt their approach, make decisions that best meet the needs of their project and overlay stages while maintaining rigour. 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. David Shirres joined British Rail in 1968 as a scholarship student and graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Sussex University. Gate reviews were held to consider relevant documentation to confirm completion of the required activities. Despite the funding deficit . endobj PACE allows schemes to progress through design decision gateways aligned with the RNEP investment decision gateways. PDF Official Network Rail Limited 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). SRC Infrastructure has been providing project management and engineering-based advisory, consultancy and managed services solutions to UK infrastructure clients for 20 years. Like what you've read? Rail SPEED (Swift, Pragmatic and Efficient Enhancement Delivery) is a joint programme led by the Department for Transport and Network Rail. Love, Poverty And War: Journeys And Essays [PDF] [5qkamljh8p80] The asks by the programmes were grouped into eleven cross-cutting themes, where we are developing longer term transformation, to support teams in halving the time and slashing the cost of delivering improvements to the railway. He advised that GTR had received good passenger feedback from recent blockades which had significantly disrupted their journeys, but only once.
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