Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his oral contribution of 4 June 2018, Official Report, column 69, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of Trans-Pennine Express on accessibility for disabled passengers on trains since that date.
TransPennine Express (TPE) will not now introduce any Mark 3 trains into passenger service. The first of TPE’s brand new Nova trains are on track to enter service from autumn 2018.