§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list by train operating company the number of rolling stock units with slam doors in operation and the target dates for their replacement. [4446]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonSlam-door trains in use at present, and current plans for their removal by 2000, are as follows:
Operator Number in service now Number expected to be in service in 2000 Scotrail 200 0 North London Railways 26 0 Regional Railways North East 63 0 North West Trains 110 0 South Wales and West 8 0 South West Trains 476 340 Connex South Eastern 720 400 Connex South Central 600 600 Total 2,203 1,340 It is likely that all such units will be phased out by about 2007 at the latest.