Department for Transport written question – answered at on 8 May 2018.
Andy McDonald
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to reform rail franchising to find a better balance between short-term returns to passengers and the sustainable improvement of passenger services.
Jo Johnson
Minister of State (Department for Education) (Universities and Science) (Joint with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), Minister of State (Department for Transport), Minister of State (London)
The Department announced in 2017’s paper ‘Connecting people: a strategic vision for rail’ plans to build on the successes of franchising and create genuine, long-term partnerships between the public sector and private partners to dramatically improve the service that passengers receive.
These plans include joining-up teams on track and train to put passengers first. Passengers will be able to hold one team to account for the service they receive. And new joined-up teams will make a difference to the thousands of day-to-day operating decisions that affect passengers – transforming their journeys for the better.
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