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‘one’ railway welcomes announcement of Department of Transport rolling stock plans

31 Jan 2008

National Express Group train operator ‘one’ railway today welcomed the Department for Transport’s announcement of its draft rolling stock plans for the period 2009 -2014. The plans include proposals to introduce an extra 188 vehicles on the ‘one’ network to deliver thousands of extra seats for passengers on key routes across the region.

Andrew Chivers, Managing Director for ‘one’ railway said:

“We welcome the proposals outlined by the Department for Transport. We look forward to working with them to formalize the plans that will enable us to secure additional carriages and offer a better service to our passengers.”

Notes to Editors

For further information about this press release, please ring the ‘one’ Press Office on 0207 549 5966/5965/5964 and ask for Peter Meades, Ellen Rossiter, Jill Casswell or Jonathan Denby. For urgent or out-of-office hours calls, please leave a message by ringing 07623 952612. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

National Express Group PLC is one of the major train operators in the UK with four rail franchises - c2c, Gatwick Express, National Express East Coast, and ‘one’ (including Stansted Express).