§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list, under the titles of each of those leasing companies who own the former British Railways coach stock, the names of the operating companies who currently lease the stock, indicating its nature and approximate quantity for each lessee. [224]
§ Mr. Watts[holding answer 20 November 1995]: At 31 March 1995, the vehicles leased were as follows:
Angel Train Contracts Number of Vehicles Lessee DMU EMU HST RR North West 222 77 — South Wales and West 105 — — ScotRail 139 203 — RR Central 166 — — North London 26 — — RR North East 148 63 — Chiltern 75 — — Thames 168 — — Great Eastern — 96 — LTS Rail — 84 — WAGN — 288 — Network SouthCentral — 336 — South Eastern — 550 — South West Trains — 120 — Merseyside Electrics 204 — — Great Western — 384 — West Coast — 31 — InterCity East Coast — 97 — Cross Country Trains — 19 — Abbreviations: DMU = Diesel multiple units/diesel electric multiple units. EMU = Electric multiple units. HST = High Speed Train vehicles (Intercity 125).
Eversholt Leasing Number of vehicles Lessee EMU Loco Coaches LTS Rail 252 — — RR Central 57 — — RR North West 12 — 60 WAGN1 215 — — North London 217 — — Great Eastern 480 — — ScotRail 129 — — South Eastern1 452 — — South West Trains 444 — — Network SouthCentral 184 — — Island Line 16 — — Cross Country Trains — 16 227 West Coast — 22 241 Anglia — 13 113 Great Western — — 13 InterCity East Coast — 31 320 Note:
1 Figures for WAGN and South Eastern exclude 164 Class 365/5 vehicles currently on order.
Abbreviations:
EMU = Electric multiple units.
Loco = Locomotives.
Coaches includes driving van trailers and generator vans. 57W
Porterbrook Leasing Lessee Number of vehicles DMU EMU HST Loco Coaches RR North East 177 — — — — South Wales and West 56 — — — — Cardiff Valleys 62 — — — — Anglia 25 — — — 6 ScotRail 120 — — — 83 RR North West 64 51 — — — RR Central 61 66 — — — Cross Country Trains 10 — 217 28 10 South West Trains 66 392 — — — South Eastern 10 424 — — — Network SouthCentral 30 408 — — — Thameslink — 264 — — — Midland Main Line — — 148 — — Great Western — — — 4 11 West Coast — — — 50 344 Gatwick Express — — — 14 84 RfD — — — 1 — Abbreviations: DMU = Diesel multiple units/diesel electric multiple units. EMU = Electric multiple units. HST = High Speed Train vehicles (InterCity 125). Loco = Locomotives. Coaches includes driving van trailers and generator vans.