United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 89474
South Western Railway: Rolling Stock
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11 November 2025
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19 November 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what dates South Western Railway plans to retire its fleet of Class 455 electric multiple units; and what plans it has to maintain current levels of passenger capacity on their retirement.
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11 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what dates South Western Railway plans to retire its fleet of Class 455 electric multiple units; and what plans it has to maintain current levels of passenger capacity on their retirement.
Source: Commons
19 November 2025
Answer
Southwestern Railway is planning to retire the Class 455 fleet by the end of December 2025. The Arterio fleet introduction programme will fully occupy all of the previously formed Class 455 diagrams. Since May the number of new trains in service has quadr...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-11/89474
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1851009
- uk · wq-1851009 · source updated 19 November 2025