Rolling Stock
(asked on 2nd March 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to introduce new rolling stock on the rail network.
This question was answered on 5th March 2015
Passengers will see significant increases in rolling stock thanks to the Government’s investment and the franchising programme.
More than 3,700 new carriages will be in service across the country by the end of 2019. In addition, the Northern Invitation To Tender clearly requires improved rolling stock, the retirement of Pacers by 2020 and 120 new carriages suitable for use on non-electrified routes on the Northern network.