East West Rail Line
Commons · Question 119453 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate the Department for Transport has made of the lease costs written off by East West Rail following delays to testing of the route.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 16 Mar 2026
The Department for Transport is not proposing to write-off any contracted lease costs following delays to testing of the route. Driver training, testing, and rolling stock modifications are continuing in preparation for entry into service. The Department ...