§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what types of, and how much, new rolling stock have been ordered in each year since 1994 by each train operating company. [86548]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe following table provides the required information.
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Year/TOC Volume (vehicles) Type 1994 Information not available — — 1995 Information not available — — 1996 Chiltern 12 DMU 1997 c2c 184 EMU Connex South Eastern 120 EMU Midland Mainline 34 DMU South West Trains 120 EMU 1998 Anglia 24 DMU Arriva Trains Northern 48 EMU Central Trains 76 DMU Chiltern 8 DMU Connex South Eastern 90 EMU First Great Western 40 DMU First North Western 70 DMU Catwick Express 64 EMU ScotRail 45 DMU ScotRail 120 EMU Virgin Cross Country 352 DEMU 1999 Chiltern 10 DMU First Great Western 30 DMU ScotRail 33 DMU Virgin West Coast 477 EMU
Year/TOC Volume (vehicles) Type 2000 Arriva Trains Northern 8 EMU c2c 112 EMU Chiltern 9 DMU SWT 16 DMU 2001 Arriva Trains Northern 8 EMU Chiltern 7 DMU First Great Eastern 84 EMU Midland Mainline 10 DMU South Central 240 EMU South West Trains 785 EMU 2002 Anglia 8 DMU Connex South Eastern 408 EMU Midland Mainline 127 DMU South Central 460 EMU
§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) 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; how many Mark 1 vehicles are covered by that lease; and what is the date to which the train operating company is committed to leasing the vehicles; [86549]
(2) how many railway rolling stock leases involving Mark 1 passenger carriages there are; and in respect of each lease, which rolling stock company owns the vehicles; which train operating company leases them; how many Mark 1 vehicles are covered by that lease; and what the date is to which the train operating company is committed to leasing the vehicles. [86552]
§ Mr. JamiesonThere are 1,741 Mark 1 vehicles leased through 19 leases as follows:
- ROSCO: Angel Trains
- Number of vehicles: 600
- Number of leases: 5
- Allocation to lessee: South West Trains (0), South Central Trains (324), Connex South Eastern (276)
- ROSCO: Portebrook Leasing
- Number of vehicles: 621
- Number of leases: 10
- Allocation to lessee: South West Trains (195), South Central Trains (224), Connex South Eastern (202)
- ROSCO: HSBC
- Number of Vehicles: 520
- Number of leases: 4
- Allocation to lessee: South West Trains (380), South Central Trains (60), Connex South Eastern (80)
The dates to which train operating companies are committed to leasing the vehicles are commercially confidential. However, in general terms, leases are being extended up to 31 December 2004 where necessary.