Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 77648

Railways: Automation

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71256 on Railways: Automation, if she will make it her policy to link government investment to conditions on greater take-up of automated train operation t

Answer

Keir Mather

The Government is committed to investing in a modern railway that is reliable for passengers and supports economic growth for taxpayers. This has included investment in automated train operation in recent years, as noted in the answer of 8 September, on s...

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