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Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for introducing new trains on the Midland Mainline between Sheffield and London.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
24 Jul 2024
Target answer date
29 Jul 2024
Answer
29 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for introducing new trains on the Midland Mainline between Sheffield and London.

  2. 29 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    Under East Midlands Railway’s plan, the new Class 810 ‘Aurora’ Bi-mode trains will commence passenger service operation during 2025, with phased introduction continuing into 2026.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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