Capacity Capability ConnectivityThe Midlands: Opportunities in Rail
The Midlands at a Glance 3
Welcome to the Midlands 4
The Midlands Opportunity 6
- Capacity, Capability, Connectivity
- Leading Rail Cluster
- Mapping the Midlands Rail Capability
UK Rail Infrastructure and Rolling Stock Project Timeline 14
The Midlands – A Great Place to Live and Work 16
Support for Investors 18
£222bn GVA
11.5m population
27 universities
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rail companies250+
Rail and Engineering Specialist Colleges9Rail Test Facilities
Rail centres of excellence20
The Midlands at a GlanceContents
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The Midlands is one of the most dynamic areas in the UK. Located at the heart of a connected transport network, it has close proximity to London, and access to 75% of the UK within 2 hours.
Home to over 11.5 million people and 780,000 businesses, the region includes the cities of Birmingham and Nottingham alongside Coventry, Derby, Hereford, Leicester, Lincoln, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton and Worcester.
With the local economy worth more than £220 billion generating 13% of the UK’s Gross Value Added (GVA), employing 18% of the UK population and generating 16% of UK exports to 178 countries, the Midlands is an engine of growth at the heart of the UK.
The home of Shakespeare, Robin Hood, JRR Tolkien and Sir Isaac Newton is today at the centre of plans for a new high speed rail network and an innovation hub for advanced manufacturing, automotive, life sciences, digital technologies and rail technologies.
Birmingham Airport handles over 10 million passengers across 140 routes annually, while East Midlands Airport is the UK’s second largest cargo handler. In total, 45% of British rail freight and 33% of heavy road freight goes to, from or through the Midlands.
The region has the fastest improving rail network in Europe and by 2033 will be the hub of the country’s new HS2 high speed rail network – expanding capacity and connecting to London in less than 50 minutes.
Welcome to the Midlands
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Wolverhampton
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Shrewsbury
Worcester
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CoventryNorthampton
BirminghamInt. Airport
LondonHeathrow, Gatwick,
and Stansted Airports
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Lincoln Immingham& Grimsby
Manchester Airport
East MidlandsAirport
NottinghamDerby
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The region’s 27 universities support a world-class science and innovation base making the region a global centre of excellence in areas such as advanced manufacturing, engineering, low carbon technology, healthcare, life sciences and agri-food and drink.
A high quality of life also attracts people to live, work, study and invest here, with the Midlands region blessed with five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 60 historic houses, two UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a thriving culture of sport, music and the arts.
5Capacity Capability Connectivity4 Welcome to the Midlands
The Midlands Opportunity
Capacity, Capability, Connectivity
The Midlands is at the heart of UK advanced engineering, home to a global cluster of aerospace, automotive and rail companies. Aston Martin Lagonda, BMW, Bombardier, Jaguar Land Rover, Geely, GKN, JCB, Rolls-Royce, Siemens and Toyota UK are just some of the OEMs here designing and manufacturing the transport solutions of today and tomorrow.
Our highly skilled workforce, world-class training facilities and internationally renowned universities and innovation centres, combined with excellent connectivity by rail, road and air and a superb quality of life, has made the Midlands the first choice for advanced engineering and manufacturing in the UK.
We’ve been building trains and railways for 200 years, and today we are on the fast track for a new rail revolution, driven by exciting opportunities and technologies such as high speed rail, light rail and digital technologies.
7Capacity Capability Connectivity6 The Midlands Opportunity
The Midlands is a hotspot for R&D activity in transport technologies. Our rail supply chain includes expertise in rolling stock design, development and manufacture; infrastructure and consultancy services; systems and signalling; and light and very light rail technologies.
The University of Birmingham is a world-leading centre for railresearch, and a new High Speed Rail College will open shortly inBirmingham. Derby is the UK home of Bombardier and continuesto be a major centre of rail technology in the UK. The MidlandsMetro and Nottingham Metro showcase the latest tram and lightrail technology. The Midlands has five rail test centres, includingRail Innovation and Development Centres at Melton and Tuxford. The Quinton Rail Technology Centre is a leading centre for the deployment and testing of light rail technology; and a proposedvery light rail innovation centre at Dudley, in association with WMGat the University of Warwick will showcase light rail technologies.
High Speed 2 (HS2), at £55bn, is one of the world’s largest live global investment programmes in high speed rail. The UK is also investing heavily in conventional and light rail renewal and expansion, as well as improved stations and infrastructure.
The Midlands is seeing large investment in existing and new rail projects, such as Midland Mainline, Midlands Metro and the Midlands Connect programme.
Our Midlands location provides the best access to the HS2 opportunity and other Midlands rail investments, and our leading supply chain and central location makes this an excellent base to access rail projects elsewhere in the UK.
Capacity, capability and connectivity … the Midlands Engine is on track to provide the best rail investment opportunities for your business.
9Capacity Capability Connectivity8 Why the Midlands?
The Midlands’ rail supply chain includes some of the world’s leading engineering, consultancy, design, technology and manufacturing companies. Station your business in Europe’s most dynamic rail cluster.
A Bratt & Son Ltd
AB Hoses & Fittings
ABB Limited
ABG Construction & Mineral Tools
Abtec Engineering Ltd
Achilles Information Ltd
Advanced Building Composites
Aecom
Aegis Engineering Systems Ltd
Allied Insulators Ltd
Alstom Transportation
Altrans
Alumasc Water Management
Amphenol (Nottingham) Limited
Angel Trains
Anglia Metal Ltd
Apex Engineers Ltd
Applied Inspection Ltd
Arbil Ltd
Arrowvale Electronics
Arthur Flury (UK) Ltd
ARUP
Aspin Group
ATA Recruitment Ltd
Atkins
B Hepworth & Co
Bakerbellfield Ltd
Balfour Beatty Rail Services
Battery Service Hub
Bernstein Ltd
Bodyguard Workwear
Bombardier Transportation
Bridgeway Consulting Ltd
Brush Traction
BTRoS Electronics
C A P Productions Ltd
CAF Rail UK Ltd
Capula Ltd
Carillion
Cembre Ltd
Centre for Railway Research & Ed
CH2M Hill
Collis Engineering Ltd
CoMech Metrology
Common Time Ltd
Coriel Ltd
Creactive Design
Cytec Industrial Materials Ltd
Data Acquisition & Testing Services
Data and Process Advantage Ltd
Datum
Daventry Bus. & Consultancy Ltd
DCA Design Consultants
Dellner Limited
Depe Gear Co Ltd
Design and Analysis Limited
Destec Engineering Limited
Donfabs & Consillia
DWG Timber Components Ltd
Elastacloud Limited
Elite KL
Enscite
Entire Engineering Ltd
ESG Rail
ESSEMPY
Fabrikat (Nottingham) Ltd
Federal Mogul
Flip Up Seat Ltd
Flotec Industrial Ltd
Ford & Stanley Rail Recruitment
Fosroc Ltd
FP McCann Ltd
FPA Consulting Ltd
GAI-Tronics
Garrandale Ltd
GEW 2 Limited
Graybar Ltd
Grayson Thermal Systems
Great Central Railway
Guidance Automation
Harting
HaslerRail
Hayley Rail
Health & Safety Laboratory
Heanor Haulage Limited
Heinrich Georg (UK) Ltd
High Speed Two (HS2)
Hitachi
Holemasters Demtech Ltd
HORIBA MIRA Ltd
HTA Group Ltd
Huber + Suhner
HYDRO Systems UK
IM Kelly Rail Ltd
ID Computing Ltd
Idom Merebrook
iLine Technologies
Impreglon UK Ltd
Inside Out Group (Europe) Ltd
Institute of Materials Finishing
INTEG Solutions Ltd
Intertek NDT
ISS Labour Ltd
Jacobs Engineering
Jobson James Insurance Brokers
Jonathan Lee Group
KM & T Ltd
Knorr-Bremse
Komplete Group
Laser Process Ltd
LB Foster TEW Plus
Learning Unlimited Derby
Lindhurst Engineering Ltd
Lista UK Ltd
Lloyds Somers
LORAM UK Ltd
Marlec Engineering Co Ltd
Masters Rail Ltd
McGeoch LED Technology
MCL Group Industries Ltd
Mendip Rail Aggregate Industries
Michael Evans & Associates Ltd
Millenium Site Services
Morgan Advanced Materials Plc
Morris Lubricants
Motorail Logistics
Mott Macdonald
MRX Technologies
NAL Ltd
Neterson Holdings Ltd
Network Certification Body
Network Rail
Nottingham Trams Ltd
Nuns Street Plating Ltd
OLEO International Ltd
OnSite
Onyxrail Ltd
Optical Coating Technologies
Oxford Plastic Systems Ltd
Parker Hannifin
PAULEY (Interactive)
Penso
Permafast Limited
Phoenix Contact Ltd
Pilz Automation Technology
Plastic Coatings Ltd
Polypipe Civils
Porterbrook Leasing Co Ltd
Powdertech (Corby) Ltd
Power System Services Ltd
Premier Pits
Primasil Silicones
PRS
PSV Wipers Ltd
Qualitrain Limited
Racon Management Services Ltd
Radar Finance and Leasing Ltd
Rail Operations Group
Rail Safety Solutions
Rail Vision Europe Ltd
Railcare Sweden Ltd
Railway Brake Services Limited
RE Cooke Limited
Resonate
Revaluetech Ltd
Ricardo Rail Limited
Rockwell Automation
Roger Bullivant Limited
Rosehill Rail
RTC Group
Samuel Taylor Ltd
Sapa Profiles UK Ltd
Scott Bader Co Ltd
SDC Manufacturing UK Ltd
Selectequip Ltd
Serco Rail Technical Services
SET Ltd
Severn Lamb
Severn Valley Railway plc
Shorterm Limited
Siemens plc
Siemens Rail Automation
Siemens Transportation Systems
Silentbloc UK Ltd
SNC Lavalin
Solo Rail Solutions Ltd
Southco Manufacturing Ltd
Sperry Rail International
Structural Fabrications Ltd
Sulzer Dowding & Mills
SWA Fortis Ltd
Sydac Limited
Tarmac
TBAT Innovation
Tecforce Ltd
Telent Technology Services Ltd
TEW Control & Display Limited
Tidyco Ltd
Total Training Company (UK) Ltd
TQ Catalis Limited
Tracsis Plc
Train FX
Transport Design International
Transport KTN
Trelleborg
Turnell and Odell Limited
TXM Projects (Group)
UK Tram Ltd
UKRL Ltd
Ultra Electronics PMES
Uni-Lite International Ltd
Unilathe Ltd
Universal Fabrications Ltd
Van Elle Limited
Vidiwave Ltd
Visul Systems Ltd
Viva Rail
Von Roll UK
Vossloh Kiepe UK Ltd
VTG Rail UK Ltd
Wabtec Rail
Ward Recycling
Webro Cable and Connectors
WG Tanker Services Limited
WMG Centre HVM Catapult
WOR-Lifts WOR-Rail
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Luton
Bedford
Leicester
Loughborough
DerbyNottingham
East Midlands Parkway
Coventry
Wolverhampton
Cheltenham Spa
London
Oxford
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Peterborough
Northampton
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Stoke on Trent
Milton Keynes
Market Harborough
Leeds
Manchester
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwick
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GrimsbyDoncaster
East Midlands Airport
Luton Airport
Stanstead Airport
Birmingham Airport
Manchester Airport
Heathrow Airport
Gatwick Airport
DoncasterShe�eld Airport
Birmingham
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M5
M54
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Train lines
Motorways
Tram lines
Luton
Bedford
Kettering
Corby
Leicester
Loughborough
DerbyNottingham
East Midlands Parkway
Coventry
Wolverhampton
Cheltenham Spa
St. Pancras International
Oxford
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Peterborough
Birmingham New Street
Northampton
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Stoke on Trent
Milton Keynes Central LeagraveHarlington
Flitwick
Wellingborough
Oakham
Melton Mowbray
Market Harborough
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Du�eldBelper
Ambergate
AttenboroughEast Midlands Airport
Luton Airport
Norwich Airport
London Southend Airport
Stanstead Airport
Birmingham Airport
Mapping the Midlands’ Rail Capability
Strategic Development Sites
Innovation Centres
Key OEMs
Training Centres
Major Projects
Light Rail Motorways
HS2
Key
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UK Rail and Infrastructure Opportunities - pipeline of over £100bn
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£500m (total project)Infrastructure works East Midlands Gateway
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
HS2 Phase 1 £27bn (forecast)
£375mFarringdon Station
To be confirmedDIRFT III Rail Terminal
£6.5bnThameslink
£4.2mDudley VLR demonstrator vehicles
£133mGospel Oak to Barking electrification
£1bnLondon Bridge Station
£1bnWessex Programme
£742mEdinburgh-Glasgow improvement programme
£530mNorthern Hub
£500m (total project)Midland Mainline Electrification Phase 1
To be confirmedNUCKLE 1 & 2
To be confirmedEast Midlands Gateway
£14.8bnCross Rail 1
£22mWorcestershire Parkway
£38.3bnRail Investment strategy
£190mEast West Rail Western Section
£82mCoventry Station
£30bnCross Rail 2
£500mHeathrow Rail Link
£290mManchester-Selby electrification
£500m (total project)Midland Mainline Electrification Phase 2
£29bnHS2 Phase 2
£2.8bnGreat Western Main Line electrification
£116.42bnDeep tube
£800mElectric Spine
£11mRugby Parkway
£5.7bn (total project)Class 800/801 trains introduced
£8m (total project)West Midlands Rail Interchange Planning decision due
From small independent shops, to iconic retail stores and designer outlets, the towns and cities in the Midlands provide a distinctive experience, packed with modern attractions, great restaurants, pubs, bars and green spaces. It’s not just the eleven Michelin-starred restaurants that makes the Midlands a great place to eat and drink, its vibrant food and drink scene will suit most tastes. There is so much to experience from Artisan cheeses, to food festivals and craft beers and ciders.
Enjoy classic performances by the celebrated Royal Ballet, or experience vibrant contemporary productions alongside modern artists at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
The Midlands has some of the finest living and working landscapes in the UK with five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and over 33 nature reserves. From ancient deer parks to the 10,000 acre Sherwood Forest, which is home to over 1000 ancient oak trees and the legend of Robin Hood, whether it’s walking, abseiling, or cycling, the Midlands offers a great environment to enjoy physical activity and a wide range of sporting experiences.
We’re home to major football clubs Aston Villa, Leicester City, Nottingham Forest, West Bromwich Albion, and 6 of the 12 clubs who founded The Football League in 1888. As the birthplace of Rugby, the Midlands has a strong affinity with the game, and hosted the Rugby World Cup in 2015.
This is an excellent place to play golf, with courses throughout the Midlands, including The Belfry, a former host of the Ryder Cup.
Home to many of the F1® teams, F1® racing has been thrilling an international audience at Silverstone for 65 years, providing a world-class motorsport experience at one of the fastest racing circuits in the world. Meanwhile Formula-e, the low carbon alternative, is based locally at Donington Park.
And the Midlands offers a range of options for schools and study, including a number of the finest private schools in the UK.
The Midlands – A Great Place to Live and Work
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The Department for International Trade (DIT) helps businesses export and grow into global markets. We also help overseas companies locate to and grow in the UK.
We can help with information on how to set up in the UK, provide sector specific information about the rail industry in the UK, and support you to identify the right location here for you and introduce you to local partners and supply chains.
Our network of UK specialists includes a team who are based in the Midlands, providing expert local knowledge of projects, potential public and private sector partners and other local business support.
For more information on rail opportunities in the Midlands, please contact: [email protected]
Support for Investors
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