Transport written question – answered at on 10 January 2012.
Andrew Love
Labour, Edmonton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the potential effects on (a) the timetabling of and (b) potential overcrowding on trains as a result of the decision to reduce the fleet size on the new Greater Anglia franchise; and if she will make a statement.
Theresa Villiers
The Minister of State, Department for Transport
The timetable will not change in the new Greater Anglia franchise so a timetable assessment of the fleet size was not necessary. The operator will have a fleet size which is smaller than the current National Express East Anglia franchise. This will not mean that overcrowding is materially worse than it is today. Where a customer is currently able to find a seat, they will continue to be able to do so.
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