Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 27901

Railways: Private Sector

Tabled: 31 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Shaun Davies

LabourTelford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average, (b) shortest and (c) longest wait was for determination of an application for a new rail line by a private operator for each year that records are available.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Access to the rail network is a matter for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in its capacity as independent regulator for the rail industry. ORR have advised that since 2020, it has determined four applications for wholly new open access services. ORR rej...

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