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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...