Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 55866

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, whether her Department has imposed contractual penalties on South Western Railway in relation to the time taken to deploy the Class 701 trains.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
My Department have not imposed contractual penalties on First MTR South Western Railway Trains Limited in relation to the time taken to deploy the Class 701 trains. I am extremely disappointed with how long the Class 701 introduction has taken and the Sec...

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