Question reference: S5W-14922
- Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 27 February 2018
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 March 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-00950 by Humza Yousaf on 27 February 2018 (Official Report, c. 7), how many class 385 trains have been ordered, also broken down by the services that they will operate on.
Answer
70 trains comprising 234 carriages are being procured by Caledonian Rail Leasing from Hitachi. Abellio ScotRail will lease the carriages during this Franchise term and Scottish Minsters have secured future use of the whole fleet by ScotRail Franchisees until 2044. C385s will be rolled out across many central belt routes during 2018 including:
• Edinburgh – Glasgow via Falkirk High
• Edinburgh – North Berwick/ Dunbar
• Edinburgh & Glasgow - Stirling/ Dunblane/ Alloa
• Glasgow Central – Lanark / Cathcart Circle / South Electrics
• Glasgow Central – Edinburgh via Shotts