Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 55838

Railways: Wiltshire

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to ensure that local stakeholders in Wiltshire will have a role in shaping the (a) 30-year strategic plan and (b) five-year business plans proposed for Great British Railways.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
In its role as the ‘directing mind’, Great British Railways (GBR) will bring track and train together and plan services on a whole-system basis, to better deliver for passengers, taxpayers, and freight customers, and to unlock growth. This will include wo...

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