Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 119453
East West Rail Line
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Jerome Mayhew
Conservative — Broadland and Fakenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate the Department for Transport has made of the lease costs written off by East West Rail following delays to testing of the route.
Answer
Keir MatherThe Department for Transport is not proposing to write-off any contracted lease costs following delays to testing of the route. Driver training, testing, and rolling stock modifications are continuing in preparation for entry into service. The Department ...
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