East Coast Main Line: Digital Technology
Commons · Question 98117 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Tracy Gilbert
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve digital connectivity for passengers on East Coast Main Line services.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 16 Dec 2025
As part of the Spending Review, the Department was successful in securing funding to deploy low earth orbit satellite connectivity for all mainline trains to improve on-train WiFi for passengers. This will include London North Eastern Railway, which will ...