Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 77151

Railways: Standards

Tabled: 15 September 2025

Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of (a) rostering and (b) minimum service agreements on the number of (i) lightly used and (ii) empty trains operating on the network.

Answer

Keir Mather

The Department requires train operators to provide services across a wide range of markets to support access to transport and connectivity to jobs and services. This means that some trains do operate with low passenger numbers and operational reasons mean...

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