Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 112431

South Western Railway: Standards

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) number and (b) rate of train cancellations since the nationalisation of South Western Railway.

Answer

Keir Mather
The average rate of cancellations on SWR has increased from 3.5 per cent just before entering public ownership to 3.8 per cent in the most recent period. SWR inherited significant traincrew shortages from the previous private operator, which has contribut...

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