Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 90889
Railways: Tickets
Tabled: 13 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Cutting-edge rail ticket technology to be trialled across the Midlands and North, published on 1 September 2025, for what reason nationalised all rail services are not involved in the trial.
Answer
Keir MatherTrial locations were primarily selected based on them not having existing or planned Pay as You Go schemes, there being a significant commuter demographic, and where existing fares structures supported trial delivery. As a result, the lead operators are East Midlands Railway and Northern, supported by Cross Country and LNER as needed.