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Norman Baker:
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what assessment he has made of the identification by the railway industry of
railway lines which would be suitable for reopening; and if he will make a statement. [298400]
Chris Mole: The report 'Connecting Communities', published by the Association of Train Operating Companies in June 2009, identifies a number of links where re-instating railway lines may offer value for money and also those where re-opening the line is unlikely to be a viable option. The report provides an indication to interested local authorities on where it might be worthwhile to explore further the potential of a re-opened rail line as a means of improving links to places currently without a rail service.
Norman Baker: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Susan Kramer) of 21 October 2006, Official Report, column 1447, what consideration is being given to the diversion to platforms 20 to 24 of trains currently terminating at London Bridge, with a view to expanding capacity for trains from the Sussex coast at that station. [298510]
Chris Mole: There are no plans to divert Sussex route trains which currently terminate at London Bridge station to Waterloo International Terminal platforms 20 to 24. Sussex route trains can only reach Waterloo by means of the circuitous route via Herne Hill. There are no spare paths available on that route in the peaks, and very few off-peak.
Norman Baker: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what information his Department holds on the number of trains which were cancelled in each of the last five years by each train operating company; and how many of these cancellations occurred on (a) peak, (b) weekday off-peak and (c) weekend services. [298420]
Chris Mole: The information held is given in the following tables. This comprises the total number of trains cancelled by each franchised train operator in each of the five most recent financial years, including 2009-10 up to October 2009. In the case of London and south east operators, the number of peak-hour trains cancelled is also held.
The Department for Transport does not hold information on the number of trains cancelled on any specific day of the week, requested in (b) and (c) above.
The number of trains cancelled in each of the last five years by franchised train operating company:
All trains | |||||
Full cancellations | |||||
Train operator | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 (to October 2009) |
The number of peak-hour trains cancelled in each of the last five years by franchised train operating company:
Peak services | |||||
Full cancellations | |||||
Train operator | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 (to October 2009) |
(1 )No data available. |
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