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South Western Railway: Rolling Stock

Asked by Clive JonesLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 55864

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the Class 701 Arterio rolling stock to be operational on the Waterloo to Reading line.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

South Western Railway services transferred into public ownership on Sunday 25 May. This was a watershed moment in our work to return the railways to the service of passengers. The new Managing Director of SWR is now developing a detailed plan to get the new trains into service.

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