Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120876

Northern Trains: Rolling Stock

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average number of carriages has been on Northern Rail services operating on the Clitheroe–Manchester line during each of the last 18 months; and how many short-formed services have operated on that lin

Answer

Keir Mather

Between 16 September 2024 and 16 March 2026, 35.5 per cent of Northern services on the Clitheroe-Manchester line had two carriages, while 64.5 per cent had four carriages. In the same period, Northern ran 16,149 services, of which 3,430 (21.2 per cent) ha...

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