Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 88877

Train Operating Companies: Contracts

Tabled: 10 November 2025

Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of track access charges by operators within Great British Railways on the (a) pricing, (b) access and (c) general operations of (i) non-nation

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Government is fundamentally reforming the track access charging framework to remove complexities and the complicated ‘money go round’ that would have required GBR to charge itself for using its own infrastructure. To ensure transparency GBR will need ...

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