§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the piggyback trains that won the SRA's freight innovation competition have passed the tests necessary for certification to ensure that they comply with the W6A loading gauge to(a) UIC and (b) Railtrack Group Standards; and when certification was granted. [61277]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe SRA have been assured by Babcock, the manufacturers of the wagon, that it will meet the criteria for W6A gauge. Certification takes place when manufacture is complete. This is expected by the end of September 2002.