Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 101840

Northern Trains: Rolling Stock

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether contracts for new rolling stock for Northern are expected to be signed in 2027.

Answer

Keir Mather
It is anticipated that Northern’s new rolling stock contract could be signed in 2027, subject to the completion of Northern’s current live procurement.