Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 127544

East West Rail Line

Tabled: 15 April 2026
Answered: 20 April 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

ConservativeBasildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 122594, when she expects driver training to have been completed for passenger services to commence on trains for the first EWR services between Oxford and Mil

Answer

Keir Mather
The Department is working closely with Chiltern Railways and other partners to conclude the remaining staffing arrangements required for the first East West Rail passenger services between Oxford and Milton Keynes. This includes training the 44 recruited...

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