(b) A procurement plan is inprogress to deliver fleets of new rolling stock for a range of major projects andpassenger growth initiatives from 2009 onwards.At this time the total valueof rolling stock provision in each year has not been fully determined, nor eventualsuppliers/manufacturers selected, but Transport Scotland will ensure that sufficientvehicles are in place to meet the predicted capacity requirements.The procurement process willbe carried out with the co-operation of the franchise operator, First ScotRail,in consultation with Transport Scotland, commencing 2007.