Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 29841

Railways: Vacancies

Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 14 February 2025

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable and Leighton Buzzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driver shortages have been reported by each rail company in the most recent period for which data is available.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Driver shortages and unavailability cause delays and cancellations, and so it is a very high priority for this government to ensure operators have sufficient number of drivers trained and available across the network. Train operators use a variety of meas...

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