South Western Railway: Rolling Stock
Commons · Question 55867 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the time taken to introduce Class 701 rolling stock on the Waterloo-Reading line on costs to the public purse.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 9 Jun 2025
My Officials are keeping the position under active review and will look into overall costs of the delays to the Class 701 introduction programme at the appropriate time.