Railways: Infrastructure

(asked on 12th March 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Directly Operated Railways has a valid safety certificate under the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 and is authorised to work on rail infrastructure, to run trains and to manage stations.


This question was answered on 16th March 2018

No. Directly Operated Railways Ltd is not a Train Operating Company so it is not necessary for it to be licensed for railway operations. In the event that the Department for Transport needs to step in to run rail passenger operations in its capacity as the Operator of last Resort it will use another of its companies as the train operator. The OLR is currently in discussion with the Office of Rail and Road to secure all relevant licenses, including those relating to safety, in line with its normal operating procedures. This is in connection with the Secretary of State’s announcement to Parliament of 5 February 2018.

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