East Anglia Railway Line

(asked on 11th June 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what account they took of contractual paths held by freight operators before announcing their support for the Great Eastern Main Line Taskforce's "Norwich in Ninety" recommendation; what plans they have to accommodate such contractual paths; and whether any infrastructure improvements were considered.


Answered by
Baroness Vere of Norbiton Portrait
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 20th June 2019

Greater Anglia have delivered the ‘Norwich in 90’ timetable improvements as set out in their Franchise Agreement. These improvements have been delivered without any significant impact on freight services. Delivery of further improvements to journey times will be subject to funding and rail industry planning and investment processes, which the freight operators will be party to. Network Rail is undertaking the Great Eastern Mainline Study which focuses on the long-term capacity need on this important route, with input from key stakeholders. This will be published in due course.

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