Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 55864

South Western Railway: Rolling Stock

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Clive Jones

Liberal DemocratWokingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the Class 701 Arterio rolling stock to be operational on the Waterloo to Reading line.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
South Western Railway services transferred into public ownership on Sunday 25 May. This was a watershed moment in our work to return the railways to the service of passengers. The new Managing Director of SWR is now developing a detailed plan to get the n...

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