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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(5 March 2025)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to increase reliability on Thameslink services through its Great British Railways proposals.

Asked by:
Blake Stephenson (Conservative)

Answer

Currently all train operators are required to plan services and timetables designed to meet both current and future passenger demand, while also ensuring value for money for the taxpayer.

Improving railway performance is a top priority for this Government. We have been clear with Govia Thameslink Railway, who operate Thameslink services, that we will not tolerate poor performance and will continue to hold them to account through a range of measures.

The Government’s plans for rail reform will deliver an accountable and integrated public body, Great British Railways (GBR), which will take decisions on the use of the railway in the public interest and deliver Government priorities. GBR will plan and implement an achievable, reliable timetable, so that the services promised to passengers are delivered. Better coordination of the timetable will reduce delays, improve reliability and reduce costs.


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