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Written question asked by Lord Berkeley (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 October 2006.


Railways: Great North Eastern Franchise

Question
Whether they will renegotiate the franchise agreement with Great North Eastern Railways if the company fails to comply with its franchise commitment to operate two trains per hour between London and Leeds.
Answer

GNER is committed to introduce the Leeds half-hourly services no later than December 2007. GNER is working with Network Rail and other industry parties to achieve this.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
7735; 686 c21WA
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Greater London Franchises Leeds Railways Standards Great North Eastern Railway
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk