Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 17032

South Western Rail Franchise: Nationalisation

Tabled: 29 November 2024
Answered: 9 December 2024

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of bringing South Western Railway into public ownership.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The costs associated with the transfer of a train operating company into public ownership cannot be determined until engagement with the train operator has commenced. Each train operator will have their own circumstances that need to be addressed to enabl...

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