Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 114848

West Midlands Trains: Rolling Stock

Tabled: 23 February 2026

Answered: 6 March 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the total capital value of rolling stock introduced on West Midlands routes since 2018; what proportion of that funding was supported by public funds, government-backed financing,

Answer

Keir Mather

There has been no estimate made of the total capital value of rolling stock because all WMT trains are leased from rolling stock companies who own the rolling stock. WMT's rolling stock lease charges make up approximately 12% of its cost base. Overall WMT...

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