Correspondence Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: • As the Overseeing Organisation, HS2 Ltd also has to consider railway safety as well as road safety
Mentions:
1: Constance, Angela (SNP - Almond Valley) her clarification that Police Scotland is reviewing its code and guidance in response to developments south - Speech Link
2: Smith, Liz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) We saw it in gender recognition, in offensive behaviour at football, in railway policing and in named - Speech Link
3: Ewing, Fergus (SNP - Inverness and Nairn) This is not a feature of western democracy, where the right to a free trial is a cornerstone and a pillar - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None In recent months, London North Eastern Railway confirmed an order of 10 new tri-mode trains for the east - Speech Link
2: None for Northern, Southeastern, Chiltern and TransPennine Express, and an expected procurement by Great Western - Speech Link
3: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) manufacturers, including upcoming procurements in the market being run by Northern, Chiltern, TransPennine and South - Speech Link
4: Lord Berkeley (Lab - Life peer) In a recent incident on the Great Western, there were people stuck on trains for something like 10 hours - Speech Link
Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: RRB0012 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Great Western Railway Written Evidence
Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: The South West is notable for leading the recovery of rail passenger demand in the UK post-pandemic
Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: RRB0011 - Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill Heathrow Southern Railway Limited Written Evidence
Mentions:
1: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) for Northern, Southeastern, Chiltern and TransPennine Express, and an expected procurement by Great Western - Speech Link
2: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) Member for Derby South (Dame Margaret Beckett), but my understanding is that she met the Secretary of - Speech Link
3: Huw Merriman (Con - Bexhill and Battle) Western trains and East Midlands trains—and they are good-quality trains. - Speech Link
4: Andy McDonald (Lab - Middlesbrough) Friend the Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood), can he just apply his mind to what he said - Speech Link
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the (a) Avanti and (b) South Western train contracts.
Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
For Avanti West Coast (AWC), no assessment has been made as the operator has a contract with a core term until 15 October 2026, after which the Department can terminate the contract at any point with three months' notice.
The National Rail Contract for South Western Railway ends in May 2025 having been extended by the maximum two-year period to a maximum term of four years. A Prior Information Notice was issued on 2 April 2024 setting out the Department’s intention to seek to obtain a Direct Award with SWR at the end of the current contract. The proposed Direct Award is expected to have a core term of three years and a potential maximum term of up to eight years.
Apr. 08 2024
Source Page: Recovered appeal: land north of Butterfly Lane, land surrounding Hilfield Farm and land west of Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, Hertfordshire (ref: 3295268 - 8 April 2024)Found: This is best demonstrated by the physical sinking of the lane out of the view on the south -western
Apr. 04 2024
Source Page: Category A project under consideration: Electrification Project, Uíge Province, AngolaFound: -E-102-Ed.A) Description Distance (m) Soil 12 Trees 5 Buildings 6 Roads 12 Electrified railway