Railways: Edinburgh and Greater London
Commons · Question 34645 · Tabled 28 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Christine Jardine
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason her Department has chosen to decline to support more open access services along the Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley via Newcastle route.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 6 Mar 2025
As detailed in the 4 February response to the Office of Rail and Road, the Department did not support Lumo’s applications to operate additional Open Access services between London Kings Cross and Newcastle, and to extend existing Newcastle/Edinburgh servi...