HC Deb 19 December 2001 vol 377 cc531-2W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list the(a) collisions, (b) derailments and (c) SPADs involving mark 1 passenger carriages in the last four years, broken down by (i) vehicle stock and (ii) train operating company. [23528]

Mr. Jamieson

The Health and Safety Executive's Railway Inspectorate have advised that this information is not available in the form requested.

Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what is the date by which all Mark 1 passenger carriages will be replaced, broken down by(a) vehicle stock and (b) train operating company. [23527]

Mr. Jamieson

All Mark 1 stock must be removed from the network by 1 January 2005.

Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many railway rolling stock leases involving mark 1 passenger carriages are in existence; and in respect of each lease, what is(a) the name of the rolling stock company owning the vehicles and (b) the name of the train operating company leasing them; and how many mark one vehicles are covered by that lease; and what is the date to which the train operating company is committed to leasing the vehicles. [23529]

Mr. Jamieson

The information is shown in the following table:

Mark one rolling stock operated by UK train operating companies
Train operating company/type1,2/lessor Number of vehicles Lease expires
c2c1
Angel Trains1 92 31 March 2002
Angel Trains1 16 31 January 2002
HSBC1 4 31 March 2002
Total 112
Connex South Eastern
Angel Trains1 12 31 December 2002
Angel Trains1 264 31 March 2004
HSBC1 80 31 December 2002
Porterbrook1 170 31 October 2002
Porterbrook1 32 31 March 2004
Total 558
First Great Eastern
Angel Trains1 96 31 October 2002
Angel Trains1 4 31 March 2003
Total 100
First North Western
Angel Trains2 16 20 June 2002
Angel Trains2 16 6 May 2002
Total 32
Scotrail
Angel Trains1 51 31 December 2001
Angel Trains1 10 31 December 2001

Mark one rolling stock operated by UK train operating companies
Train operating company/type1,2/lessor Number of vehicles Lease expires
Total 61
South Central
Angel Trains1 292 31 March 2002
HSBC1 28 25 May 2003
Porterbrook2 27 31 March 2002
Porterbrook1 33 25 May 2003
Porterbrook1 156 31 March 2002
Total 536
South West Trains
HSBC1 384 3 February 2003
Porterbrook1 2 5 February 2003
Porterbrook1 116 31 December 2002
Porterbrook1 77 3 February 2003
Total 579
Total 1,978
1EMU
2DEMU