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Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Thursday, 18 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 June 1998. It was answered by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 June 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.


Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if any trains operating on the Virgin West Coast Mainline are of the same design as the Great North Eastern Railway trains recently found to have faults in their wheels; and what safety checks will be made on West Coast Mainline trains to ensure that they do not possess flaws in design similar to that recently identified in the wheels of the Great North Eastern Railway trains.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
314 c438W; 47313;47314
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Accidents Railways Railtrack Safety Trains Train operating companies Rolling stock West Coast main line First Great Eastern Railway Inspectorate Virgin Trains