Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 46620
South Western Railway: Rolling Stock
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the cost of rolling stock contract renegotiations on the nationalisation of South Western Railways.
Answer
Simon LightwoodSouth Western Railways services will transfer into public ownership on 25 May 2025, as its National Rail Contract with the Department expires. New rolling stock leases will be in place prior to the date of transfer. The expected cost of renewing leases we...
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