Railways: Coronavirus

(asked on 10th June 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provisions have been made for operators of last resort to take over rail franchises that become financially unviable.


Answered by
Chris Heaton-Harris Portrait
Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 15th June 2020

The Department routinely monitors the financial health of all operators in accordance with their respective franchise agreements. The Department’s Operator of Last Resort team also has the capacity and capability to step into Train Operating Companies where necessary in accordance with Section 30 of the Railways Act 1993.

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