Question follow-through · 61895

Great Western Main Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Great Western Railway franchise fleet maintenance regime.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
23 Jun 2025
Target answer date
25 Jun 2025
Answer
1 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Great Western Railway franchise fleet maintenance regime.

  2. 25 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    My officials receive regular updates from Great Western Railway (GWR) with regard to its train fleet. Detailed maintenance arrangements are a matter for GWR, its maintenance providers and the rolling stock owning companies. GWR works closely with its main...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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