Written question asked by Stephen Kerr (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 July 2019 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
London North Eastern Railway: Rolling Stock
- Question
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What steps he is taking to help ensure the provision of new rolling stock on the east coast main line.
- Answer
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LNER’s new Azuma trains entered service on their Hull and Leeds routes in May this year are due to launch on Edinburgh services from 1st August and will then be serving destinations North of Edinburgh by the end of the year.
These state-of-the-art trains, delivered as part of the government-funded Intercity Express Programme, have more seats, better legroom and will be more reliable.
The full fleet of 65 trains compared to 45 old trains will be in service from 2020 enabling additional services to be run increasing capacity further.
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- Reference
- 912039
- Session
- 2017-19
- Question not reached
- Yes
- Subjects
- Procurement Rolling stock London North Eastern Railway
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