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Written question asked by Louise Ellman (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 February 2015 (named day). It was answered by Claire O'Neill (Conservative) on Monday, 2 February 2015 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Liverpool-Manchester Railway Line

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2015 to Question 220242, what discussions he has had with Northern Rail on the availability of fully trained drivers for the 14 Class 319 electric trains on the Liverpool to Manchester Victoria via Newton-le-Willows route by the time that the refurbished trains are ready for service.

Answer

The Class 319 electric trains have been delivered to Northern Rail within the contractual timescales and Northern Rail is currently undertaking driver training and train refurbishment. We will continue to monitor the work Northern are carrying out to ensure that the drivers will be available when the trains enter service.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
222237
Session
2014-15
Related items
Rolling Stock
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Rolling stock Northern Rail Liverpool-Manchester railway line
Link
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