Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 13 April 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 12 May 2000. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Friday, 12 May 2000 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on (a) train, (b) signal and (c) track failures in each financial year since 1994-95 for each line of the London Underground and the cumulative figures for all lines. - Inc table and ref to 21 December 1999, 341 c523-4W.

Answer: Mr. Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on (a) train, (b) signal and (c) track failures in each financial year since 1994-95 for each line of the London Underground and the cumulative figures for all lines. [119670] Mr. Hill: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to his earlier question on 21 December 1999, Official Report, column 523-24W. London Underground has provided the figures for the extra years which have been requested and these are included in the table, along with the figures for the full year 1999-2000. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Service disruption due to failures in: Trains Signal/points Other track 1994-95 16,126 2,349 659 1995-96 15,102 2,494 959 1996-97 14,873 2,323 1,007 1997-98 18,088 2,827 907 1998-99 20,159 2,756 869 1999-2000 16,216 2,626 909 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. These figures show a significant reduction in train failures in 1999-2000 compared with the previous year. This is attributable to the new or refurbished stock now available on the Northern, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines. The reduction of signal or points failure in 1999-2000 compared with the two previous years reflects investment and maintenance work enabled by the additional funding provided by the Government.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 119670; 349 c483-4W
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Investment Railway track London Underground Railway signals Standards Repairs and maintenance Underground railways Rolling stock
Contains statistics: Yes
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