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Grand Central Rail Company: Rolling Stock

Asked by Grahame MorrisLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 3 December 2025UIN 95387

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the age is of Grand Central Rail's current rolling stock.

Answered by Keir Mather

In March 2025, the Office for Rail and Road reported that average age of Grand Central rolling stock was 23.2 years. In a letter of 26 March 2025, the regulator also approved an extension to Grand Central’s track access contract that included proposals for the phased introduction of new trains by Grand Central throughout 2028.

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