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East West Rail Line: Rolling Stock

Department for Transport written question – answered at on 15 July 2026.

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Photo of Richard Holden Richard Holden Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 124216 on East West Rail, what her Department’s latest estimate is of the date by which the trains to be used on East West Rail services will be (a) fully modified and (b) fully tested.

Photo of Keir Mather Keir Mather Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The department is working closely with Chiltern Railways and partners to confirm that all the elements to announce a start date for the first EWR services are in place. Chiltern has been preparing for the start of services, including driver recruitment and training.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 15 July 2026, cW)

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