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Train Operating Companies: Standards

Commons · Question 64468 · Tabled 2 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 10 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled New dawn for rail as South Western services return to public hands, published on 25 May 2025, what her plans are for operators who fail to meet the stan

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 10 Jul 2025

Great British Railways will set a clear quality standard for our railways, so a world class public service can be rebuilt. Ministers intend to recover performance to acceptable levels at all operators, ensuring their leadership has a relentless focus on p...