<p>The Wales and Borders Rail Franchise</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:05 pm on 17 January 2017.

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Photo of Russell George Russell George Conservative 2:05, 17 January 2017

By January 2020, rolling stock in Wales will need to comply with the new UK-wide rules on disability access. As it stands now, the majority of the Wales and borders rolling stock would not meet these standards and we’ve got evidence to suggest that securing new rolling stock could take, of course, up to four years. Are you confident that the fleet will be modernised in time for this approaching deadline?