Asked by: Burgess, Ariane (Scottish Green Party - Highlands and Islands)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with (a) Transport Scotland and (b) ScotRail regarding the delivery of hourly train services between Inverness and Aberdeen, as committed to in the first Strategic Transport Projects Review in 2009 and which has not been included in the new train timetables.
Answered by Hyslop, Fiona - Cabinet Secretary for Transport
My officials at Transport Scotland meet with ScotRail and Scottish Rail Holdings regularly to discuss various matters. ScotRail keeps its services under constant review to ensure they best meet the passenger demand.
Since the publication of the 2009 Strategic Transport Projects Review, the Scottish Government has invested £330 million in delivering journey time improvements and greater connectivity for both passenger and freight services operating on the line between Aberdeen and Inverness. These works were undertaken as part of the Aberdeen – Inverness Rail Improvement Project.
Aug. 22 2024
Source Page: Network Rail CP7 passenger train performance resetFound: Network Rail CP7 passenger train performance reset
Report May. 27 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: Thirty-Eighth Report - Rail reform: The rail transformation programme HC 652 Report
Found: government. 1 Williams Rail Review, ‘ The role of the railway in Great Britain : An evidence paper
Jul. 30 2024
Source Page: Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2024Found: 418.8454495.4536566.5593.4630.3687.9723.3744.5745.8760.4767.1788.7796.6813.8841.5858.2888.41107.21047.21157.41216.8(1) Spending Review
Jul. 23 2024
Source Page: Public Spending Statistics release: July 2024Found: 418.8454495.4536566.5593.4630.3687.9723.3744.5745.8760.4767.1788.7796.6813.8841.5858.2888.41107.21047.21157.41216.8(1) Spending Review
Jul. 24 2024
Source Page: ORR annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024Found: We have since launched a review into whether Network Rail is taking appropriate steps to plan and carry
Jul. 24 2024
Source Page: ORR annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024Found: We have since launched a review into whether Network Rail is taking appropriate steps to plan and carry
Mentions:
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Asked by: Lord Patten (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of reported crime on the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The British Transport Police (BTP) are responsible for policing the rail network across England, Wales and Scotland. They recorded the following number of incidents at stations on the Salisbury and Yeovil railway line: 2020/21 58, 2021/22 55, 2022/23 87 and 2023/24 83. The increase from 2021/22 is in line with increasing passenger numbers on the rail network following the easing of travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Along with data from the rest of the railway, the BTP will continually review crime trends and patterns from the Salisbury and Yeovil line, and gather intelligence to inform their daily operational deployments, including both uniform and plain clothes officers.
If passengers see or experience crime on the rail network, they should report this to BTP using the 61016 text service, via the Railway Guardian app or online. In an emergency, they should always call 999.