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UIN 77151

Railways: Standards

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15 September 2025

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17 October 2025 · Answer

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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of (a) rostering and (b) minimum service agreements on the number of (i) lightly used and (ii) empty trains operating on the network.

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  1. 15 September 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of (a) rostering and (b) minimum service agreements on the number of (i) lightly used and (ii) empty trains operating on the network.

    Source: Commons

  2. 17 October 2025

    Answer

    The Department requires train operators to provide services across a wide range of markets to support access to transport and connectivity to jobs and services. This means that some trains do operate with low passenger numbers and operational reasons mean...

    Source: Written answer

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