Cross Country Trains: Rolling Stock
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will transfer stored class 221 voyager units to Crosscountry.
Answered by Keir Mather
The Department has funded 12 additional Voyager trains (60 carriages) for the CrossCountry network which entered passenger service in May 2025.
It is for train operators to present their Business Case for any additional trains, setting out the benefits to passengers and how it presents value for money to the taxpayer. CrossCountry is currently working with the Department on a proposal to procure further additional trains for its Inter-City routes.
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