§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) when he expects orders to be placed for rolling stock for day and night services from the channel tunnel to destinations on electrified lines north of London;
342W(2) how soon after the channel tunnel opens he expects direct services to operate from it to destinations north of London on electrified lines; and whether he expects such services to operate via the West London, Olympia— Willesden-West Hampstead lines.
§ Mr. FreemanI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Hexham (Mr. Amos) on 5 December at column121. British Rail plans to route the direct north of London services via Olympia using the west London and north London lines in the early years of tunnel operation.