Written question asked by Brian H Donohoe (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 December 1995. It was answered by John Watts (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 December 1995 on behalf of the Department of Transport.

Dept of Transport

Question: How many times emergency response trains have been deployed on the rail network in response to rail incidents in each of the last five years and on how many occasions they have been deployed within the Scotrail network; and what consultations Dept held with Railtrack over deployment of emergency response trains and what representations it made; and if he will comment on the deployment of emergency response trains by Railtrack. - Inc table. (Holding answer 6 December 1995).

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