Louise Ellman – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Ellman on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the cost of replacing Pacer trains in the Northern rail franchise due to start in February 2016.

Claire Perry

In putting together the business base for the new Northern rail franchise, we have discussed the options for phasing out Pacers with the Treasury. Our specifications for the Northern franchise will be set out in the Invitation to Tender document, which will be published shortly.