Great British Railways

(asked on 12th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the ways in which Great British Railways could increase passenger use beyond pre-pandemic levels.


Answered by
Wendy Morton Portrait
Wendy Morton
This question was answered on 18th May 2022

GBR will have a strong commercial focus and a new relationship with the private sector. New Passenger Service Contracts will ensure that Train Operators are incentivised and rewarded for working with GBR to deliver the high-quality services, effective market and modernised retailing offer that will attract passengers to rail.

New private sector partners will be attracted through new contracts for retail technology and services which will create greater opportunities for global players, supporting the introduction of new opportunities to manage stations and deliver commercialisation of railway assets. Open data, locally-led innovation schemes, targeted Research Development and Innovation spending and closer collaboration with industry, private sector innovators and technical institutions will enable rail to benefit from new ideas, new technology and new ways of working, in turn improving services and attracting more passengers to rail.

Reticulating Splines