Proceeding contribution from Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 12 February 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on New Trains (Investment).
New Trains (Investment)
I am grateful for my right hon. Friend's observations. I am sure that others will have heard his words and will take appropriate note. For the reasons that he mentioned, I am particularly keen to see the electrification of both the Great Western main line and the midland main line, which is something that I announced to the House quite recently. The trains that are being procured as a result of the announcement that I have just made will have advanced technology, allowing them to operate on both the electrified and the non-electrified parts of the network. That means that they will be very flexible and will be capable of operating across our network. As my right hon. Friend will be aware, from time to time train sets are moved from one line to another.
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- 2008-09
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- Contracts Barclays Investment High speed trains Job creation East Coast main line Manufacturing industries Procurement Railways Railway network Electrification Rolling stock Bombardier Transportation John Laing Thameslink line National Express East Anglia Hitachi Great Western main line Midland main line West Anglia main line
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