PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
London, Tilbury and Southend Line: Rolling Stock (8 July 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new trains due to be introduced during the new franchise agreement with NXET Trains Ltd for rail passenger services on the Essex Thameside line will equipped with accommodation for a train guard.
Asked by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent)
Asked by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent)
Answer
The procurement of new trains is being carried out by NXET Trains Limited under European Union Procurement Regulations and has not yet begun. Decisions about this procurement are a commercial matter for the operator.
Answered by:
Stephen Hammond (Conservative)
14 July 2014
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