Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 90561

Railways: Technology

Tabled: 12 November 2025

Answered: 18 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of (a) new technologies, (b) automation and (c) artificial intelligence in rail operations on levels of safety.

Answer

Keir Mather

New technologies such as artificial intelligence present potentially significant opportunities for the rail industry to improve performance in areas such as safety. It is for the industry, overseen by the Office of Rail and Road, to assess how new technol...

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