There are already significant new vehicle orders in place that will be delivered into service in CP5. Government is leading the procurement of rolling stock for Crossrail, Thameslink and IEP in CP5, in total expected to be in the range of 2,100 to 2,900 new vehicles. The principal uncertainty within this relates to the size of the proposed IEP contract. At one time this was assumed to comprise more than 1,000 vehicles but we understand that the initial order is now likely to be for the construction of approximately 550 vehicles, for HST replacement on the Great.
