Feb. 25 2025
Source Page: Light rail and tram statistics, England: year ending March 2024 (revised)Found: Light rail and tram statistics, England: year ending March 2024 (revised)
Asked by: Shaun Davies (Labour - Telford)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the economic contribution of light railways.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Responsibility for light rail is devolved in England, where each local authority owns and is responsible for the operations and financial sustainability of its system.
The economic contribution of each scheme can vary significantly based on numerous factors, including specific project conditions and requirements, geography, urban density, and land values.
The Department will continue to work alongside local authorities to assess the economic contribution of light rail schemes.
Jan. 30 2025
Source Page: Rail factsheet: 2024Found: Official Statistics Rail factsheet: 2024 An overview of key statistics on
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes (Scottish Labour - North East Scotland)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on passenger numbers in Scotland, what discussions it has had with National Rail regarding its current Railcard terms and conditions, including that tickets must be bought before boarding the train.
Answered by Hyslop, Fiona - Cabinet Secretary for Transport
The terms and conditions of all GB-wide railcards are set by National Rail, part of the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) under UK Government rail industry rules. There have been no recent specific discussions concerning changes to railcard terms. ScotRail has confirmed with officials at Transport Scotland that National Railcards can be used to buy tickets online, via the app, or at TVMs. Where ticket purchasing facilities are not available at a station, passengers can use their National Rail card when purchasing a ticket from a member of staff on-board of ScotRail trains.
Found: at meetings of the Group.Individuals Patrick Miner, Aaron McHale, Richard Gale Organisations Allan Rail
Found: Rail decarbonisation theme.
Asked by: Alex Mayer (Labour - Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make a comparative estimate of the cost per mile of new (a) busways, (b) ultra light rail and (c) conventional train systems.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The estimated costs per mile for new local transportation infrastructure in England can vary significantly based on numerous factors, including specific project conditions and requirements, geography, urban density, and land values.
Responsibility for local transport is largely devolved in England, where each local authority is responsible for the operations and financial sustainability of its network. This includes for upgrades and any potential extensions to existing busways and light rail systems.
Local authorities are best place to identify possible opportunities and the potential benefits of local transport schemes. The Department encourages local authorities to take a mode neutral approach to local transport, and works alongside them to ensure the development of proportionate solutions to local transport issues.
Rail project costs also vary significantly from project to project based on type of project, scale of intervention, geography and supply chain status.
Found: Individuals Patrick Miner Organisations Allan Rail, CalMac, Capital Rail Action Group, CoMoUK
Asked by: Shaun Davies (Labour - Telford)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support light railway projects.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Responsibility for light rail is devolved in England, where each local authority owns and is responsible for the operations and financial sustainability of its system.
Future local transport funding is subject to the outcome of the upcoming Spending Review.
Found: MSP) Rona Gibb (Paths for All) Stuart Hay (Living Streets) Suzanne Forup (Cycling UK) Vic MacKinlay (Light