§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what investment he has approved for British Rail services on the Eltham and New Eltham lines of Network SouthEast.
§ Mr. FreemanMy right hon. and learned Friend announced approval on 19 June of investment in 188 Networker vehicles at a cost of £127 million. He had previously announced approval for 86 Networker vehicles on 13 May at a cost of over £67 million; 400 class 465 Networker vehicles for Kent link routes were approved in August 1989. The first of these is due to be delivered to British Rail in September this year. The new trains will begin to come into service on Kent link routes, which include Eltham and New Eltham, during the first few months of 1992.