Rapid Transit Systems
Commons · Question 84997 · Tabled 24 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Darren Paffey
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of autonomous rail rapid transit for (a) Southampton, (b) the Solent region and (c) in general.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 30 Oct 2025
Government recognises the valuable role that mass transit networks can play as part of a truly integrated transport system, in the right circumstances, in our cities. It is for Local Transport Authorities to bring forward mass transit plans, as they are b...