Trains: Manufacturing Industries
Commons · Question 5557 · Tabled 12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Martin Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential role of newly approved open access services in supporting British train (a) manufacturing, (b) assembly and (c) supply chains.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 10 Oct 2024
Privately owned and run open access operators can play a significant role in supporting UK train manufacturers, assemblers and their UK supply chains and are an important source of potential orders, both for new and cascaded rolling stock. It remains a m...