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Written question asked by Grahame Morris (Labour) on Friday, 25 October 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 October 2024. It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 November 2024 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Rail Delivery Group and Rail Partners: Membership

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) Northern Rail, (b) London North Eastern Railway, (c) TransPennine Express and (d) Southeastern pay annually in membership fees to (i) the Rail Delivery Group and (ii) Rail Partners.

Answer

In 2024/25, the annual membership fee paid by each of Northern Trains Limited, London North-Eastern Railway Limited and South Eastern Trains Limited to the Rail Partners is £70,350 (exclusive of VAT). The annual membership fee paid by Transpennine Trains Limited to the Rail Partners is £57,750 (exclusive of VAT).

Rail Partners have two distinct functions – Policy and Advocacy, and Operator Services. The operators in question are currently members of the latter, which brings together industry leaders to discuss matters of operations and engineering. These memberships are historic and subject to review.

Operators do not pay a membership fee to the Rail Delivery Group but rather pay for services that are delivered on behalf of the operators, such as National Rail Enquiries.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
11167
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Fees and charges Membership Rail Delivery Group Rail Partners
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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