§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects service to be restored on the Central Line of London Underground; and if he will make a statement. [101613]
§ Mr. Jamieson[holding answer 7 March 2003]London Underground (LU) are currently implementing a programme of work to modify all trains in the Central Line fleet. LU is working with the independent Health and Safety Executive to implement a robust and safe solution. Services will be phased back in as soon as possible, starting with a shuttle service on the eastern end of the line. This will be followed by a limited service on the western end of the line. Finally, when LU has modified enough trains, a full service will resume.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the(a) track, (b) signalling and (c) rolling stock failures which have occurred on each of the London Underground lines in each of the last six years. [102171]
§ Mr. JamiesonThese are operational matters for London Underground who have provided the information set out in the tables relating to delays of at least two minutes resulting from problems with the relevant type of asset.
The number of delays is primarily a consequence of problems with ageing and life-expired assets following decades of under investment in the underground. This emphasises the urgent need for the major investment and maintenance, some£16 billion over the next 15 years, which our tube modernisation plans will deliver.
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(a)London Underground—Number of delays (of at least two minutes) by line caused by track problems in each of the last six years Line 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Bakerloo 193 201 176 168 171 210 Central 203 92 65 50 62 133 District 74 51 69 83 179 190 East London — — — — 10 26 Jubilee 45 38 77 146 126 103 Circle and Hammersmith & City 75 61 57 62 98 166 Metropolitan 105 73 83 82 136 136 Northern 141 165 109 105 208 143 Piccadilly 92 110 109 135 165 144 Victoria 54 80 66 66 56 56 Waterloo&City — — — — 5 5 Note:
1. East London included with Jubilee to 1999–2000
2. Waterloo & City included with Central to 1999–2000
(b)London Underground—Number of delays (of at least two minutes) by line caused by signalling problems in each of the last six years Line 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Bakerloo Central 264 292 249 355 248 357 Central 644 880 308 335 490 582 District 303 269 278 394 525 632 East London — — — — 46 68 Jubilee 79 110 197 338 398 415 Circle and Hammersmith & City 129 131 125 238 407 396 Metropolitan 209 266 194 290 522 613 Northern 298 323 216 317 358 388 Piccadilly 261 241 213 202 326 289 Victoria 115 166 149 131 186 314 Waterloo & City — — — — 16 27 Note:
1. East London included with Jubilee to 1999–2000.
2. Waterloo & City included with Central to 1999–2000.
(c) London Underground—Number of delays (of at least two minutes) by line caused by rolling stock problems in each of the last six years Line 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Bakerloo 1,075 1,144 1,237 879 968 1,113 Central 2,605 2,423 2,165 2,304 2,864 2,957 District 1,160 1,082 995 981 834 1,149 East London — — — — 106 147 Jubilee 922 1,239 2,376 1,722 1,603 1,427 Circle and Hammersmith & City 1,167 2,170 1,380 1,568 1,463 2,055 Metropolitan 1,363 1,238 1,065 1,047 1,247 1,034 Northern 3,505 4,229 5,942 3,727 1,674 1,518 Piccadilly 2,228 3,115 3,886 2,934 2,609 3,070 Victoria 757 994 821 920 1,053 1,022 Waterloo &City — — — — 27 36 Note
1. East London included with Jubilee to 1999–2000.
2. Waterloo& City included with Central to 1999–2000.