Written question asked by Lord Berkeley (Labour) on Monday, 28 January 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 February 2019. It was answered by Baroness Sugg (Conservative) on Monday, 11 February 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Railways

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what restrictions under current EU regulations there are on (1) passenger, and (2) freight train operators buying and selling train paths.

Answer: Current EU regulations generally prohibit passenger and freight train operators from buying from and selling to each other train paths allocated by an infrastructure manager. The circumstances are set out in Regulation 19 of the Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (in Great Britain) and Regulation 19 of the Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (in Northern Ireland).

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