HC Deb 05 December 2002 vol 395 cc998-9W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average age of rolling stock is in each of the rail operating companies; and what proportion is(a) over 10-years-old, (b) over 20-years- old and (c) over 30-years-old. [85337]

Mr. Jamieson

The table gives the average age of rolling stock for each train operating company. The proportion of stock over 10, 20 and 30-years-old is not readily available.

Company Average Age (years)
Anglia Railways 25.12
Arriva Trains Merseyside 23.50
Arriva Trains Northern 12.54
c2c 2.00
Company Average Age (years)
Central Trains 10.92
Chiltern Railways 8.67
Connex South Eastern 19.89
First Great Eastern 18.24
First Great Western 27.70
First North Western 15.27
Gatwick Express 12.29
Great North Eastern Railway 16.63
Island Line 35.50
Midland Main Line 21.26
Scotrail 15.53
Silverlink 17.56
South West Trains 24.68
South Central 28.95
Thames Trains 11.50
Thameslink 15.50
Virgin Cross Country 17.84
Virgin West Coast 32.44
Wales and Borders 14.76
Wessex Trains 15.80
West Anglia Great Northern 19.23

Speedmeters type-approved by the Secretary of State for police use
Approved from
Mobile Radar speed measuring devices
Kustom Falcon 31 July 1986
The Gatso Mini Radar Mark 3 31 July 1986
The Gatso Mini Radar Mark 4 31 July 1986
Kustom HR 4 1 January 1987
Kustom HR 8 1 January 1987
Kustom Roadrunner 1 January 1987
Muniquip K-GP 8 November 1989
Kustom Cordless Falcon 31 October 1997
Speedar SR1 10 February 1998
Light beam speed measuring devices (laser)
The LTI 20.20 TS/M 1 November 1993
The Kustom ProLaser II 18 September 1995
The Kustom ProLaser III 21 October 2002
The LTI 20.20 TS/M "Speedscope" 1 April 1996
Riegl LR90–235/P 16 October 1998
Cleartone Stealth Speedlaser 5 May 1999
Laser Data Interface (LDI) only when used in conjunction with Kustom ProLaser II 24 May 1999
Also Autovision (AV3) when used in conjunction with both Kustom ProLaser II speed measuring device and the Laser Interface (LDI) 24 May 1999
Unipar Urban Speed Ace 28 May 1999
LTI 20.20 UltraLyte 100 15 July 1999
Jenoptik LaserPatrol 15 October 1999
Leica XV2 SpeedLaser 12 February 2001
Autovelox 104/C-2 15 October 2001
LASTEC Local Video System (for use with LTI 20.20 TS/M or LTI 20.20 TS/M "Speedscope" only) 10 February 1998
LaserCam Digital Camera System (for use with LTI 20.20 TS/M or LTI 20.20 TS/M "Speedscope" only) 26 February 1998
Gatsometer BV + AUS speed camera battery powered (commonly known as the "Gatso Camera" 1 July 1992
Road sensors speed measuring devices1
Micro Mercury 90500 9 August 1993
Micro Mercury 92600 9 August 1993
The SpeedMaster DS2 9 August 1993
The Autovision 2 9 August 1993
The Speedman Enforcement System 9 August 1993
The Truvelo M4 Squared speed measuring device 9 August 1993
The Truvelo Combi S 23 June 1997
The Truvelo Combi S-me Speed Camera System 15 April 1999
Speed Master DS3 and Autovision 3 (AV3). Approved from same date and subject to the condition that it be used in conjunction with Speedmaster DS3 24 May 1999
Fixed Radar speed measuring devices
Gatsometer BV + AUS speed camera mains (and a few battery powered and/or trailer mounted) (commonly known as the "Gatso Camera") 1 July 1992

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