Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 16240

South West Main Line: Railway Signals

Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Alex Brewer

Liberal DemocratNorth East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to upgrade signalling infrastructure on the South Western Main Line between Basingstoke and London Waterloo; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of such upgrades on servic

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Network Rail, as the owner and operator of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain, is responsible for planning and delivering signalling renewals. There are currently no major signalling upgrade schemes planned between Basingstoke and London Waterloo wi...

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