§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the maintenance and investment budget for rolling stock, signalling and track in each of the last 10 years for the Northern Line of London Underground. [32634]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonInformation in the format is readily available only since 1994/95, when responsibility for maintenance of equipment and infrastructure assets was devolved to individual lines.
780WThe following figures show the annual capital investment, including renewals, but excludes the Private Finance Initiative contract entered into with GEC Alsthom, which provides for a fleet of new trains at an approximate cost of £400m.
Investment —million Year Track Signalling Rolling stock 1994–95 2 0 1 1995–96 10 2 0 1996–97 16 1 1 1997–98 11 1 8
Maintenance —million Year Track Signalling Rolling stock 1994–95 5,689 2,375 9,143 1995–96 5,977 2,554 110,542 1996–97 5,962 2,744 10,901 1997–98 5,492 2,883 7,573 1Rolling stock maintenance was transferred to GEC Alsthom, with effect from 26 November 1995, under the above mentioned PFI contract.
§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the maintenance and investment budget for London Underground's Northern Line stations in each of the last 10 years. [32635]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThis information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on(a) train, (b) signal and (c) track failures in each of the last 10 years for the Northern Line of London Underground. [32636]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonInformation in the format requested is readily available only since 1994–95, when responsibility for maintenance of equipment and infrastructure assets was devolved to individual lines.
Year Trains Signal Track 1994–95 3,044 179 150 1995–96 4,888 234 130 1996–97 3,536 194 40 1997–98 3,846 191 15 Notes:
Northern line has recorded the failures on the following basis:
Trains—all failures causing delays of two minutes or more.
Signal—all failures causing delays of two minutes or more.
Track—average impact in seconds per train per round trip journey (track failures during service hours are rare; any failures are generally detected early and result in the application of temporary speed restrictions).