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Written question asked by Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 June 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 June 2026. It was answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


East Coast Main Line: Outages

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve real-time communications with passengers at periods of significant service outage on the East Coast Mainline.

Answer

LNER has been developing AI and data proof of concepts to provide improved live disruption updates to customers. If successful, the plan is to begin building the tools for customers from Summer 2026.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL560
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Communication East Coast main line Outages
Link
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