Rail Regulation and Performance Standards

Updates to National Technical Specification Notices (NTSNs) for Rail Interoperability

UIN: HCWS500 My Noble Friend, the Minister of State for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill) has made the following Ministerial StatementThe Government will shortly publish updates to seven National Technical Specification Notices (NTSNs) for Great Britain’s railwa...

Updates to National Technical Specification Notices (NTSNs) for Rail Interoperability

UIN: HLWS494 The Government will shortly publish updates to seven National Technical Specification Notices (NTSNs) for Great Britain’s railway. This follows a comprehensive review aimed at improving standards for the safety, reliability, technical compatibility, acces...

Rail Reform

UIN: HLWS464 My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander), has made the following Ministerial Statement.On Tuesday 18th February, I launched the public consultation for the government’s upcoming Railways Bill. This consultation se...

Rail Reform

UIN: HLWS67 My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Louise Haigh), has made the following Ministerial Statement.Today I am announcing that I will be instructing the CEO of Network Rail, the Director General for Rail Services in …

Rail Update

UIN: HLWS264 My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Mark Harper), has made the following Ministerial Statement.I am pleased to lay the government’s response to the consultation on legislation required to deliver rail reform today. I …

Rail reform update

UIN: HCWS655 Today, I am pleased to provide an update on this Government’s plans to reform our railways. I am announcing the location chosen to be the national headquarters of Great British Railways (GBR), providing further detail on GBR’s regionalised …

Transport Update

UIN: HCWS89 Today, my Department launches a public consultation on the primary legislative changes required to deliver structural reform of our railways. This follows publication of the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail (“Plan for Rail”) in May 2021 which heralded the …

Transport Update

UIN: HLWS88 My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps), has made the following Ministerial Statement.Today, my Department launches a public consultation on the primary legislative changes required to deliver structural reform of o...

Draft Legislation: The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

UIN: HCWS24 As part of the Government’s EU transition programme, the Department for Transport, working with colleagues in other Government Departments, has been in discussion with France on bilateral arrangements to support the continuation of cross-border services, ...

Rail update

UIN: HCWS460 When the pandemic hit, we stepped in to keep train services running for key workers and essential supplies. Today we are renewing that support with new agreements, called Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements (ERMAs), to support the UK recovery …

Rail update

UIN: HLWS455 My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps), has made the following Ministerial Statement:When the pandemic hit, we stepped in to keep train services running for key workers and essential supplies. Today we are …

A Passenger Focused Railway

UIN: HCWS73 Wherever you live, you deserve a railway that widens your children’s horizon, gives you access to highly skilled, highly paid jobs, and provides a viable green alternative to getting in your car. For too long, millions of rail …

A Passenger Focused Railway

UIN: HLWS69 My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps), has made the following Ministerial Statement. Wherever you live, you deserve a railway that widens your children’s horizon, gives you access to highly skilled, highly paid …

Rail Update

UIN: HCWS49 Under the Railways Act 1993, the Secretary of State for Transport has a legal requirement to ensure services that passengers depend on continue in any circumstance.South Western Railway’s (SWR’s) recent financial statements have indicated that the franchi...

Rail Update

UIN: HLWS45 My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps) has made the following Ministerial StatementUnder the Railways Act 1993, the Secretary of State for Transport has a legal requirement to ensure services that passengers depend...

Rail Update

UIN: HCWS24 Passengers in the north have had to put up with unacceptable services for too long. We understand how frustrating this has been for people and we are taking action to make sure that performance improves.On 16 October 2019 …

Rail Update

UIN: HLWS20 My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps), has made the following Ministerial Statement.Passengers in the north have had to put up with unacceptable services for too long. We understand how frustrating this has …

High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act — Press notices: Have your say on the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill