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Calder Valley Line: Rolling Stock

Asked by Josh Fenton-GlynnLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 7 July 2026UIN 14232

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions has her Department held with Northern Trains Limited on the proportion of its services on the Calder Valley Line which have been short‑formed.

Answered by Keir Mather

DFT Operator (DFTO) holds routine discussions with Northern on matters of performance, which will include capacity issues such as short-forming. DFTO expects all operators to introduce appropriate measures in response to expected demand and holds operators to account for short-formed services.

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