Question follow-through · 3557
West of England Line: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has SWR made towards modernising and improving the West of England line fleet between December 2025 and 2028, including the planned overhaul of 15x fleet.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jun 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has SWR made towards modernising and improving the West of England line fleet between December 2025 and 2028, including the planned overhaul of 15x fleet.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jun 2026
Answer published
The 15X fleet heavy maintenance overhaul and internal refurbishment programme started in December 2025. The refreshed units will start being rolled out progressively later this year.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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