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