West of England Line: Rolling Stock

(asked on 20th May 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

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.


Answered by
Keir Mather Portrait
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 8th June 2026

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.

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