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Written question asked by Lord Rosser (Labour) on Friday, 8 September 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 22 September 2017. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 September 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Great Western Main Line: Electrification

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government, in light of recent decisions to reduce the previously announced intended extent of route electrification of the Great Western franchise, what additional payment will have to be made to Hitachi to reflect the consequential increase in the use of the diesel engine in the bi-modal train.

Answer

The Department for Transport is currently in discussions to amend the Great Western Main Line Intercity Express contract. The specific detail of these discussions remains commercially confidential.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1480
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Trains Electrification Hitachi Great Western main line
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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