Train procurement

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Dear Department for Transport,

Train companies routinely indicate that the lack of rolling stock/quality of rolling on their lines are not their responsibility, but the responsibility of the DfT. However, they also routinely publicise that they are procuring new/longer trains for their services. Both of these statements cannot be correct.

Please provide the documentation you hold which defines the responsibilities/roles of both the DfT and TOCs in the procurement of trains.

Note, if the requested information is held disparately or on a per-TOC basis, please only provide the documentation you hold between the DfT and Southeastern and the DfT and South Western Railways.

Yours faithfully,

R Good

Department for Transport

Dear R Good,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information which
has been allocated reference number P0015191.

A response will be issued to you in due course.

Regards,

Ivan Pocock
Department for Transport
FOI Advice Team
Digital Service
Zone D/04
Ashdown House
Sedlescombe Road North
St Leonards on Sea
East Sussex
TN37 7GA

Rail-franchise-correspondence, Department for Transport

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Dear R Good,

Please find attached the response to your Freedom of Information request.

Kind regards

Michael Cook

Mr Michael Cook | Correspondence Manager, Briefing & Public Affairs, Passenger Services, Department for Transport
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