Tom Blenkinsop – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Blenkinsop on 2015-12-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the replacement of pacer trains that form part of the Northern franchise deal with Arriva Rail North Limited.

Andrew Jones

As we have stated, Pacers will be removed by the end of 2019. It is for the new operator to decide how and when (by that date) this occurs.