Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether Hitachi is delivering its contracted number of trains to (1) Great Western Railway, and (2) London North Eastern Railway.

Hitachi works closely with the train operators to deliver the required number of trains for service to Great Western Railway and London North-eastern Railway. Where Hitachi is responsible for any shortfall, contractual mechanisms are in place so that the operator only pays for the trains it receives each morning.