Railways: Mobile Broadband
Commons · Question 81520 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Transport to help improve internet access across the rail network.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 20 Oct 2025
The Department has been successful in securing funding as part of the Spending Review to fit all mainline trains with Low Earth Orbit satellite technology to upgrade on -train wifi.However, we know satellite connectivity will not work in tunnels, and the ...