Written questions

Ribble Valley Line: Standards

Commons · Question 120370 · Tabled 12 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of passenger demand and peak-time capacity on the effectiveness of Northern services operating on the Clitheroe-Manchester line.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 24 Mar 2026

The Rail North Partnership (which is a collaboration between Transport for the North and the Department for Transport to manage the Northern and TransPennine Express rail contracts) has regular discussions with Northern about the levels of service and pas...