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Written question asked by Lilian Greenwood (Labour) on Thursday, 14 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 March 2019 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 March 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Govia Thameslink Railway

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2019 to Question 230103 on Southern, how many Southern services ran without an on-board supervisor in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019 for the (i) whole and (ii) part of their journey.

Answer

In 2017, 1.6% (around 4,300) of Southern services scheduled to run with an OBS ran without an OBS for their whole journey, and 2.2% (around 5,900) ran without an OBS for part of their journey.

In 2018, 0.4% (around 1,250) of Southern services scheduled to run with an OBS ran without an OBS for their whole journey, and 1.0% (around 2,900) ran without an OBS for part of their journey.

In the figures for January and February 2019, 0.1% (around 50) of Southern services scheduled to run with an OBS ran without an OBS for their whole journey, and 0.5% (around 225) ran without an OBS for part of their journey.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
232558
Session
2017-19
Related items
Govia Thameslink Railway
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Crew Trains Govia Thameslink Railway
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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