Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock
Commons · Question 14231 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Josh Fenton-Glynn
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how short-formed services are accounted for in performance metrics compared with cancellations and delays.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 7 Jul 2026
The Department expects train operators to provide appropriate capacity in response to expected demand, particularly during peak periods, and to minimise short formations wherever possible, only using them where this is judged to be in passengers' overall ...