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<p> </p><p>All passenger rolling stock is capable of being modified to modern access
standards. Indeed,following consultation with its disability advisors, the Department
for Transport has set out for the industry the work that must be completed to enable
each fleet to operate after 2019. Whether to make that investment is a decision for
the vehicle owners along with the bidders for the future Northern and TransPennine
franchises, noting that some of the current fleet is expected to be displaced by electric
units as a result of the Government's extensive programme of electrification in Northern
England.</p><p> </p><p>The whole of the TransPennine fleet already meets current access
standards, as does nine per cent of the Northern fleet. Work to make a further 36
per cent of Northern's vehicles fully accessible formed part of the recent directly
awarded franchise agreement.</p>
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