Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 83569
Locomotives: Diesel
Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Question
Laurence Turner
Labour — Birmingham Northfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has held recent discussions with (a) DB Cargo and (b) railway preservation groups on preserving the 58050 locomotive.
Answer
Simon LightwoodFreight operators are private sector companies who lease or own their rolling stock. Any such decisions relating to the preservation of locomotives would be a commercial matter for those freight operators.The department has not held any recent discussions...
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