Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 16557

Railways: Standards

Tabled: 27 November 2024
Answered: 9 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

LabourLiverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of rail operators over weekend periods in the last six months.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department is aware that short notice weekend changes have been occurring, with a shortage of traincrew causing a high proportion of these short notice changes. The Department is working with train operators urgently on this issue, as the level of ser...

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