Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2021 to Question 21321 on South Western Railway: Railway Signals, what steps he has taken to ensure those costs incurred by the public purse can be mitigated in the future.
Following the recent disruption at Surbiton, Network Rail undertook a review of the causes and mitigations to avoid a similar event occurring in future. Consideration is being given to whether the signalling system needs upgrading earlier than currently planned. At the same time South Western Railway are progressing a number of projects to improve their messaging to customers.