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❓ Hon Steve Martin questions the government on the C-series railcar rollout, citing a 'botched' process and seeking details on costs, delivery status, and faults. The government provides partial answers, referencing public documents for financial details.

AnsweredQoN 305Legislative Council

Asked

18 June 2025

Member

Hon Steve Martin

Portfolio

Transport

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I refer to the botched roll out of the Government's C-series railcars, and I ask: (a) how many C-series railcars has the Government contracted for; (b) what is the combined total of all original tender prices in relation to (a); (c) what is the current expected total cost when all railcars in (a) have been delivered; (d) how many have been delivered, to date; (e) how many are still to be delivered; (f) how many C-series railcars have had faults registered once entering service; and (g) how many C-series railcars are not currently in service and awaiting remediation of faults or upgrades?

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Answered

14 August 2025

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport

Response time

7 days

(a)-(g) The Government has contracted for 246 C-Series railcars (41 six-car trains), for which the contract prices are published on Tenders WA and budget information is contained within the State Budget Papers.
As at July 2025, 48 railcars (eight six-car C-Series trains) have been delivered.

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