Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 14231
Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock
Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026
Question
Josh Fenton-Glynn
Labour — Calder Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how short-formed services are accounted for in performance metrics compared with cancellations and delays.
Answer
Keir MatherThe 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 ...
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