South Western Rail Franchise

(asked on 6th February 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take South Western Railway into public ownership.


Answered by
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Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 11th February 2020

As confirmed in the written ministerial statement on 22 January 2020, the Department is preparing contingency plans for South Western Railway (SWR). Options include a new short-term contract with SWR, with tightly defined performance requirements; or transferring the operation to the Operator of Last Resort, a public sector operator wholly owned by the Department. The Department will evaluate both options to determine how best to secure the continuation of passenger services on this part of the network.

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