Railways: North of England
(asked on 22nd July 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made any assessment of whether the replacement of Class 170 diesel multiple units by Class 156 units on the TransPennine franchise has resulted in a change in the quality of service; and if so, whether it has changed for better or worse.
Answered by
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 28th July 2015
The decision to move the Class 170 diesel multiple units from the TransPennine Express franchise was a commercial one made by their owner Porterbrook Rail Leasing.