United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3239
Northern: Repairs and Maintenance
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20 May 2026
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4 June 2026 · Answer
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4 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Northern has made on upgrading train sanding systems to improve braking performance since 17 December 2025; how many older units have been fitted with variable-rate sanding equipment to date; and
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20 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Northern has made on upgrading train sanding systems to improve braking performance since 17 December 2025; how many older units have been fitted with variable-rate sanding equipment to date; and
Source: Commons
4 June 2026
Answer
Sanding systems installed per month since December 2025 are as follows:December: 23Jan: 0Feb 0March: 3April: 0 Since 1 March 2020, 32 older Northern units have been fitted with variable rate sanding systems. The sanding improvement programme continues to ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-20/3239
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1907987
- uk · wq-1907987 · source updated 4 June 2026