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Commons · Question 2977 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 1 Jun 2026

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Asked by Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the average number of carriages provided per service for each train operating company holding a National Rail contract in each of the last 18 months.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 1 Jun 2026

The Department does not hold data on the average number of carriages provided per service and has not carried out an assessment of regional variation in the proportion of rail services operated with fewer carriages than planned in the last 18 months. The ...