Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 34645

Railways: Edinburgh and Greater London

Tabled: 28 February 2025
Answered: 6 March 2025

Question

Christine Jardine

Liberal DemocratEdinburgh West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason her Department has chosen to decline to support more open access services along the Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley via Newcastle route.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
As detailed in the 4 February response to the Office of Rail and Road, the Department did not support Lumo’s applications to operate additional Open Access services between London Kings Cross and Newcastle, and to extend existing Newcastle/Edinburgh servi...

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