Rail vehicle dispensation: Porterbrook refurbished Class 170s for CrossCountry Trains and East Midlands Railways

From:: Department for Transport
Published: 22 April 2024

Detail of outcome

Ministers agreed to the applicant’s request for dispensation, having taken into account the feedback received, including from DPTAC, and issued a dispensation letter accordingly.

The dispensation letter was issued on 26 February 2025.

Original consultation

Summary

Seeks views on Porterbrook’s request for dispensation against the persons with reduced mobility national technical specification notice regarding 64 refurbished Class 170 units.

This consultation ran from
10am on 22 April 2024 to 11:59pm on 22 May 2024

Consultation description

Porterbrook Leasing Company Limited (Ltd) requests for dispensation against the persons with reduced mobility national technical specification notice (PRM NTSN) in respect of 64 refurbished Class 170 units, operated by CrossCountry Trains and East Midlands Railways.

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