Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 41996

Railways: Timetables

Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Gareth Bacon

ConservativeOrpington

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which body will have the directing role in confirming operational timetables exploiting released capacity.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department specifies the services it seeks to procure through its contracts with operators. Trains operate on very restricted infrastructure and timetables must be carefully planned to operate around other services. The scheduling service is conducte...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 41996) →