South Western Railway: Rolling Stock
Commons · Question 46620 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the cost of rolling stock contract renegotiations on the nationalisation of South Western Railways.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 29 Apr 2025
South Western Railways services will transfer into public ownership on 25 May 2025, as its National Rail Contract with the Department expires. New rolling stock leases will be in place prior to the date of transfer. The expected cost of renewing leases we...