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Asked by Rebecca SmithConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 1 June 2026UIN 2978

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of regional variations in the proportion of rail services operated with fewer carriages than planned in the last 18 months.

Answered by Keir Mather

The Department does not hold data on the average number of carriages provided per service and has not carried out an assessment of regional variation in the proportion of rail services operated with fewer carriages than planned in the last 18 months. The Department expects all operators to run services at planned capacity where possible, and to mitigate the impact on passengers where services are disrupted.

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