§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list railway vehicles ordered for the railway network and their date for delivery; [101195]
(2) when Bombardier will deliver their Electrostar trains to South Central; [101198]
(3) if he will list the orders Bombardier has with British train operating companies. [101181]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe table lists all orders for railway vehicles since 1997, including orders from Bombardier:
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TOC Manufacturer Date of order Number of vehicles Status of order South West Trains Alstorn May 1997 120 Delivery begun South West Trains Adtranz October 2000 16 Completed South West Trains Siemens April 2001 785 Delivery to begin April 2003 Virgin Cross Country Bombardier December 1998 136 Completed Virgin Cross Country Bombardier December 1998 216 Delivery begun Virgin West Coast Alstorn February 1999 477 Delivery begun Delivery of the Electrostars has already started and is expected to be completed in late April 2004.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library a copy of(a) the inspection regime protocols covering the inspection of motor retaining bolts and brackets on the Waterloo and City Line and the Central Line and (b) protocols covering the withdrawal of Underground trains on safety grounds for each Underground line. [102397]
§ Mr. JamiesonThese matters are currently subject to a full investigation by LUL, with a team chaired by an independent expert and to a separate investigation by the Health and Safety Executive. The investigation results will be made public.