Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 55867
South Western Railway: Rolling Stock
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Clive Jones
Liberal Democrat — Wokingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the time taken to introduce Class 701 rolling stock on the Waterloo–Reading line on costs to the public purse.
Answer
Simon LightwoodMy Officials are keeping the position under active review and will look into overall costs of the delays to the Class 701 introduction programme at the appropriate time.