Proceeding contribution from Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 12 February 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on New Trains (Investment).

New Trains (Investment)

Platform 20 at Waterloo is now available for domestic services, but I understand that the trains needed to run those services have not yet been ordered, even though the need for them was recognised two years ago. Will the Secretary of State confirm that the production lines for the class 450 Desiros have now, sadly, been closed, and that new orders cannot be delivered before 2011? Will he also confirm that the cost of those trains will now be 30 per cent. higher because of the collapse of the pound against the euro? And will he tell us whether we are going to get those trains at all?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 487 c1540;487 c1538
Session: 2008-09
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: 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
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

New Trains (Investment)

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