Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 94299

Train Operating Companies: Contracts

Tabled: 25 November 2025

Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 88878 on Train Operating Companies: Contracts, what is a GBR model access contract what its key terms and conditions are, and how it differs from existing

Answer

Keir Mather

As part of GBR’s new role in determining access to its network, GBR will develop and issue Model Contracts. This will set the rights and obligations between an operator and GBR for the use of GBR's network. The provisions of the model contracts must be co...

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