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DFT▸ web site:
1. These interventions in total procure the operation of 32 additional carriages for these franchises and will deliver additional seats into Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield and Newcastle from December 2011.
2. They principally do so through the use of carriages that will be released from service in the London Midland (
LM▸ ) franchise due to the deployment of new Class 172
DMUs▸ . In addition, Northern are also receiving 14 additional carriages from First Great Western (
FGW▸ ).
3. The change in rolling stock for each franchise under these agreements is as follows:
LM will retain 6 x Class 150 carriages (but release 2 x Class 153 carriages to FGW);
FGW will receive 4 x Class 150 carriages (and 2 x Class 153 carriages from LM)
Northern will receive 8 x Class 150 carriages from LM and 14 x Class 142 carriages cascaded from FGW.
4. There are 8 Class 150 carriages becoming surplus in London Midland which are not covered by the agreements with these
TOCs▸ . These trains are non-standard units that may subsequently be sought by another TOC,
PTE▸ or local authority for additional services.
5. The total cost of this investment is ^16.7m. This covers the net cost of additional passenger services until the end of each franchise.
6. The following table shows the total planned seating and standing increases for each city each day resulting from these extra carriages and related changes. These are the combined figures for the three hour morning and evening peak periods.
To view the table that accompanies this release, please follow the link below;
https://nds.coi.gov.uk/ImageLibrary/DownloadMedia.ashx?MediaDetailsID=42017. The figure given for Birmingham is that which would apply if a proposed change to the Service Level Commitment is approved. This change is currently being consulted on by London Midland. If the change is not approved a lower increase in capacity would apply in Birmingham.
