Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 64467
Chiltern Railways: East West Rail Line
Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what process her Department took to appoint Chiltern Railways as the operator of East-West Rail from Oxford-Milton Keynes.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Department conducted a review to assess train operating companies’ level of capability and the degree of integration with the first stage of East–West Rail. Chiltern Railways was assessed as providing the best fit and following a negotiation of commer...
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