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Volume 486: debated on Wednesday 21 January 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many new carriages have been procured for (a) Northern Rail, (b) London Midland and the preceding franchise covering the West Midlands and (c) the franchises that provide commuter services in London and the South East in each of the last five years. (248629)

The following number of new carriages have been procured for (a) Northern Rail, (b) London Midland and the preceding franchise covering the West Midlands and (c) the franchises that provide commuter services in London and the South East in each of the last five years.

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

(a)

0

0

0

0

0

(b)

120

0

0

219

0

(c)

0

180

220

84

96

The total number of new vehicles procured for commuter services operated by franchises or concessions in England between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2008 is as shown in the following table.

Train operator

Class

Ordered

Number of vehicles

Entry into service

Silverlink (now London Midland)

350/1

August 2004

120

2005

Chiltern Railway

168/2

May 2005

6

2006

SET

395

June 2005

174

2009

South West Trains

450

February 2006

68

2006

TfL

378

August 2006

152

2009

Southern

377/5

May 2007

48

2009

London Midland

350/2

August 2007

148

2008

London Midland

139

November 2007

2

2009

TfL

378

November 2007

36

2010

London Midland

172

December 2007

69

2010

Chiltern Railway

172

January 2008

8

2010

TfL

172

January 2008

16

2010

Southern

377/5

March 2008

44

2009

TfL

378

April 2008

28

2010