Govia Thameslink/Rail Electrification Debate
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Mohammad Yasin
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Govia Thameslink/Rail Electrification
Mohammad Yasin Excerpts(6 years, 6 months ago)
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Joseph Johnson
We are working urgently on improving GTR’s performance. It has a new chief executive coming in as we speak whose task is clear with respect to the instructions he has received from the Department, which are to get performance back to where it should be as rapidly as possible.
Mohammad Yasin (Bedford) (Lab)
Bedford rail users are facing misery, delays and cancellations almost every hour. It is complete chaos. It is clear that GTR has breached the terms of the franchise and that it should be taken back into public ownership. When will the Minister stop making excuses, get a reliable timetable in place and commit to reinstating east midlands peak services for Bedford?
Joseph Johnson
As I have said, GTR is introducing a new timetable on 15 July, and it will be held to account for the success of that new timetable. We want services to Bedford to improve as part of that.