South Western Railway: Nationalisation

Department for Transport written question – answered am ar 9 Ionawr 2026.

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Photo of Will Forster Will Forster Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Immigration and Asylum)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains have been cancelled on the South Western Railway network since it was nationalised.

Photo of Will Forster Will Forster Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Immigration and Asylum)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains have been delayed on the South Western Railway network since nationalisation.

Photo of Will Forster Will Forster Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Immigration and Asylum)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains were (a) cancelled and (b) delayed on the South Western Railway network in August 2025.

Photo of Keir Mather Keir Mather Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Information on train cancellations and punctuality is published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The relevant links are below.

  • https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/table-3124-trains-planned-and-cancellations-by-operator-periodic/
  • https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/table-3123-trains-planned-and-cancellations-by-operator-and-cause/
  • https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/table-3138-train-punctuality-at-recorded-station-stops-by-operator-periodic/
  • https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/table-3133-train-punctuality-at-recorded-station-stops-by-operator/

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