Heidi Alexander

Heidi Alexander

Labour — Swindon South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 29 October 2026

Debate

Passenger Rail Services

Contribution

I was delighted to be in Derby a few weeks ago to announce the new fleet of battery-electric trains for TransPennine Express. It is a £1.2 billion investment. Included in that are hundreds of millions of pounds of maintenance costs for the duration of that contract. We are working on procurements for both Southeastern trains and Northern trains at the moment. Value for money and affordability will be central to the decisions we make on those procurements.

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