Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 14231

Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Josh Fenton-Glynn

LabourCalder 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 Mather
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 ...

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