Question follow-through · 3565
Northern: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the business case for Northern's procurement of new rolling stock since 17 December 2025; and whether Northern remains on schedule to sign contracts for new trains.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2026 · 15 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 his Department has made on the business case for Northern's procurement of new rolling stock since 17 December 2025; and whether Northern remains on schedule to sign contracts for new trains.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Jun 2026
Answer published
Northern Trains Limited is progressing the procurement process. Manufacturer tenders for new trains have been returned and are undergoing evaluation. The procurement is on schedule to allow the first new trains to enter service by early 2031.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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