Helen Hayes – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Hayes on 2016-07-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what level of change to train services by (a) scheduled departure and (b) number of carriages provided by Southern Railway Limited the Government has agreed under the conditions of its franchise with that company.

Claire Perry

Timetabling and rolling stock allocation are a matter for the operator. We monitor their performance against the specified benchmarks as set out in the Franchise Agreement and the Remedial Plan.