Written questions

London North Eastern Railway: WiFi

Commons · Question 372 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 22 May 2026

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve wifi on LNER; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of that wifi performance over the past three years.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 22 May 2026

Wi-Fi connectivity across the rail network has historically been patchy. This is why my Department has secured funding through the 2025 Spending Review to install low earth orbit satellite connectivity on all mainline trains by 2030, to improve Wi-Fi spee...