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Written question asked by Andrew Snowden (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 March 2025. It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Friday, 21 March 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Avanti West Coast: Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 36175 on Avanti West Coast: Standards, what conclusions were drawn from the minister's meeting with Avanti West Coast.

Answer

The Rail Minister discussed Avanti West Coast (AWC) and Network Rail’s (NR) joint performance plans, including actions such as substantial driver recruitment and training on the new Evero fleet, timetable step ups and NRs first 60 miles plan.

AWC's cancellation score has improved by an average of 4.4 percentage points year-on-year between October and December 2024. However, the Minister was clear that this is still not good enough and further improvements are required.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
38176
Session
2024-26
Related items
Avanti West Coast: Standards
Thursday, 13 March 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Standards Preston Avanti West Coast
Link
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