South Western Railway: Railway Signals

(asked on 21st July 2021) - View Source

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.


Answered by
Chris Heaton-Harris Portrait
Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 7th September 2021

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.

Reticulating Splines