Written question asked by Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 16 January 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 January 2020. It was answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 January 2020 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Railways: North of England
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the possible changes to the Northern franchise, what consideration, if any, they have given to transferring Leeds to Carlisle services via the Settle and Carlisle line to the Transpennine franchise.
- Answer
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We are continually talking to community stakeholders about how we can further improve the Leeds to Carlisle service. Some of the options being looked at include improving journey times and better connectivity to other parts of the north. There are no discussions underway about transferring the service to the TransPennine Express franchise.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL501
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Leeds Railways Carlisle Northern rail franchise TransPennine Express rail franchise
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