Written questions

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

Lords · Question HL10757 · Tabled 6 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Bradshaw

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the use of railway replacement bus services under Great British Railways by improved planning of engineering works and by keeping at least one route open between principal points.

Answer

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 14 Oct 2025

The Government is committed to delivering a simpler, more accountable railway with clear responsibilities. The establishment of Great British Railways (GBR) will end years of fragmentation and will have a relentless focus on driving up standards for passe...