HC Deb 14 March 2003 vol 401 cc490-1W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list railway vehicles ordered for the railway network and their date for delivery; [101195]

(2) when Bombardier will deliver their Electrostar trains to South Central; [101198]

(3) if he will list the orders Bombardier has with British train operating companies. [101181]

Mr. Jamieson

The table lists all orders for railway vehicles since 1997, including orders from Bombardier:

TOC Manufacturer Date of order Number of vehicles Status of order
South West Trains Alstorn May 1997 120 Delivery begun
South West Trains Adtranz October 2000 16 Completed
South West Trains Siemens April 2001 785 Delivery to begin April 2003
Virgin Cross Country Bombardier December 1998 136 Completed
Virgin Cross Country Bombardier December 1998 216 Delivery begun
Virgin West Coast Alstorn February 1999 477 Delivery begun

Delivery of the Electrostars has already started and is expected to be completed in late April 2004.

Tom Brake

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library a copy of(a) the inspection regime protocols covering the inspection of motor retaining bolts and brackets on the Waterloo and City Line and the Central Line and (b) protocols covering the withdrawal of Underground trains on safety grounds for each Underground line. [102397]

Mr. Jamieson

These matters are currently subject to a full investigation by LUL, with a team chaired by an independent expert and to a separate investigation by the Health and Safety Executive. The investigation results will be made public.

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