PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock (7 February 2018)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to ensure that all rolling stock on Midland Mainline is compliant with disability discrimination legislation by 2020.

Asked by:
Mr Clive Betts (Labour)

Answer

It is the responsibility of the operator of the East Midlands franchise to ensure the trains which are currently operated on the Midland Mainline meet modern accessibility standards by 2020. Any trains being introduced on to the line must also be built or modified to be compliant with those standards.


Answered by:
Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative)
20 February 2018

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