Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 115911

Railways: West Yorkshire

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Mark Sewards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase rail carriage capacity in West Yorkshire.

Answer

Keir Mather

The Department approved and funded the use of 12 additional trains (60 extra carriages) for the CrossCountry network. These additional trains were introduced in May 2025 and have increased the Inter-City train fleet substantially and enabled CrossCountry ...

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