§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many carriages used currently by BR Network SouthEast's South Eastern train operating unit are due to be withdrawn from service on its Kent coast lines over the next 18 months; and if he will indicate the class numbers of these carriages and the dates they are expected to be withdrawn from service.
§ Mr. WattsSouth Eastern has confirmed to me that over the next 18 months it is planning to withdraw progressively 116 class 411 coaches from service on Kent coast lines. The precise dates of the withdrawals have yet to be determined.