Developing Rail in the Liverpool City Region …Supporting Growth in the Sub-Regional, Regional and National Economies
A Strategic Vision for the Liverpool City Region
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A Strategic Vision for the Liverpool City RegionThe Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) was formed in 2012 and brings together public and private partners with a common vision of creating “a globally connected City Region delivering sustainable growth, opportunity and prosperity for people and businesses”. The LEP has developed a Growth Plan & Strategic Economic Plan1 for the LCR which aims to achieve three high level objectives: Growth –in terms of absolute output (GVA) and jobs. Increased productivity - by being more innovative and effective in how business is done and increasing competitiveness on the national and international stage. A rebalanced economy – with a reduced emphasis on public sector employment through a renewed focus on creating private sector jobs. Key to delivering the vision of a globally connected City Region, the LEP has identified four key objectives, all of which depend on interventions in the region’s transport (including rail) networks: Deliver the SUPERPORT Action Plan (to 2020) – building on LCR’s port, airport, rail and logistics assets. Invest in transport and key site infrastructure to capitalise on the LCR’s unique connectivity opportunity in the national context. By 2023, to have a City Region Visitor Economy supporting 57,000 jobs and worth £4.3bn. Develop transport infrastructure with improved connections to other core cities and a local network that ensures the efficient movement of people and goods maximising its contribution to a thriving economy. The LEP has identified key development growth areas within and around the LCR expected within the next 30 years. The locations of these are shown in Figure 6. This highlights significant numbers of developments around the LCR, particularly in North Liverpool, along the Atlantic Corridor between Liverpool and Manchester, and at Ellesmere Port. Outside of the immediate area, sites in Preston, Wigan, Warrington, Chester and North Wales all have the potential to be large trip attractors. Investment in the LCR’s rail system will be critical to service these areas and a key enabler to the achievement of the LCR growth objectives. The port and distribution hubs will need rail connections sized to handle modern rail freight vehicles and network capacity to provide for a growing demand for rail freight paths in the timetable. Regional passenger services will need to offer the speed, capacity and quality necessary to meet the needs of commuters, business and leisure travellers in order to accommodate growth and capture a higher modal share. Increased connectivity will also require faster, more frequent services to more cities across the UK. This in turn will necessitate relief of infrastructure bottlenecks, expansion of rail electrification and sufficient modern rolling stock. Figure 6: Expected major development in the Liverpool City Region and wider hinterland 
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