Rolling Stock
Commons · Question 16446 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the principal causes of continued short-formed rail services; whether her Department has modelled rolling stock availability over the next five years; what assessment he
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 16 Jul 2026
The Department does not collect information on the principal causes of short-formed rail services and has not undertaken separate modelling of rolling stock availability. Train operators are responsible for service delivery and are best placed to identify...