Dear James,

Thank you for your request for information, which was received by us on 03/02/2024.

"In December of 2022 I made a request to yourselves for information regarding a number of "Ancillary vehicles" in use by Metrolink. This request can be found at;
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/u...

In that request you informed me that the "Special Purpose Vehicle" and its associated match wagon had been withdrawn from use and a method of disposal was due to be determined.

Can you please inform me if the method of disposal has progressed, be it sale for scrap, donation to heritage tramway/railway etc?

Can you also inform me, if known the following, The purchase cost of the SPV when new?
The purchase cost of the match wagon when new?
The milage of the SPV at the time of its withdrawal?
If the match wagon was constructed new for Metrolink or adapted from a existing vehicle?
The date the SPV was signed out of use?
The date the match wagon was signed out of use?"

We are processing your request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.

We aim to respond as soon as possible and no later than 20 working days following the date of receipt, the deadline for your request will be 01/03/2024. If the timescale needs to be extended, you will be notified of this.

Please quote the reference number, [23/24/0194] in all further communication as this will allow us to quickly identify your request.

If you have any queries or concerns, then please do not hesitate to contact us.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Team
Transport for Greater Manchester

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Good afternoon,

Please find attached TfGM's response to your request for information, received by this office on 03/02/2024.

We have created a brief questionnaire to gather feedback on the FoI/EIR process. We would be grateful if you could take a minute to respond. Please note that this questionnaire is intended to be anonymous, if you would like us to address specific queries about your request, please do so via the internal review process referenced in our correspondence. The form is available via the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponseP...

Sincerely
TfGM FoI Team

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