Latest figures from Moley on how light the government is in its promise to deliver 1,300 new vehicles...
Norman Baker (Lewes, Liberal Democrat)
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what orders for rail carriages have been placed to date under his Department's provision for new carriages under Delivering a Sustainable Railway; when he expects the remainder of such orders to be placed; and when he expects delivery of carriages arising from such orders to (a) commence and (b) be completed.
Chris Mole (Parliamentary Under-Secretary):
543 vehicles have been ordered to date.
Discussions are continuing with train operating companies for the additional vehicles and announcements on these orders will be made in due course.
As Alfred, Lord Tennyson might have said: "Then they rode back, but not. Not the 1,300."
