Rolling Stock: Contracts

(asked on 5th December 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 2557 on published on Rolling Stock: Contracts, how long the leasing arrangements are that his Department has provided consent for Avanti West Coast to enter into with (a) Angel Trains Limited for the Class 390 units and (b) Cross Country for the leasing of Class 170 from Porterbrook; and what assessment he has made of the value for money of these arrangements.


Answered by
Huw Merriman Portrait
Huw Merriman
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 13th December 2023

Avanti and CrossCountry recently entered into new National Rail Contracts (NRCs) that started in October. As part of this, the operators negotiated new train leases with the rolling stock owners. Each NRC was subject to a full value-for-money assessment.

(a) The Class 390 trains have the ability to be leased until 1 April 2031.

(b) The Class 170 trains have the ability to be leased until 12 October 2031.

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