§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish details of all locomotives and rolling stock that British Rail(a) has moth-balled, (b) intends to declare surplus to requirements or to dispose of for scrap and (c) has disposed of, or sold for scrap, during the past year.
§ Mr. FreemanBritish Rail has provided the following information
- (a) InterCity has 40 coaches in store, with plans to store another 35; 40 surplus sleeper coaches are also in
528 store, and a purchaser is being sought for these; 74 damaged or defective locomotives are in store awaiting a decision. - (b) About 300 locomotives have been withdrawn and are awaiting sale by competitive tender.
- (c) Sixty-seven locomotives were sold during 1992, of which 12 went to preservation societies or other private users. In the past two years InterCity has disposed of 235 life-expired coaches for scrap; a further 100 coaches have been sold to the private sector or transferred to other parts of BR.
Some life-expired electric and diesel multiple units are becoming surplus as new rolling stock is introduced on Network SouthEast regional railways. Detailed figures are not readily available.
BR is always interested to hear from those who wish to be included in tender lists for surplus rolling stock. Stock which contains asbestos may require the attention of a special contractor.