Railways
Commons · Question 9054 · Tabled 14 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how long it took her Department to consider each application for a change to the national passenger rail timetable for December 2024; and what the average time was for her Department to determine the outcome of
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 22 Oct 2024
Operators need to agree their train service level plans and funding in advance of operation allowing enough time for consideration by the Department before they engage with Network Rail's timetable production process. Typically, this is done through an an...