Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 81986
Govia Thameslink Railway: Crew
Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025
Question
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat — St Albans
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department has instructed Thameslink to recruit more train drivers since 4 July 2024.
Answer
Simon LightwoodSince July 2024, the Department has continued to press Govia Thameslink Railway to deliver its on-going train driver recruitment programme which will increase Thameslink drivers by nearly 100 (circa 8 per cent). Training new drivers typically takes around...
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