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Great Western Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on helping to improve Great Western Railway services on Sundays.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
5 Dec 2024
Answer
11 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on helping to improve Great Western Railway services on Sundays.

  2. 5 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The recent performance of Great Western Railway (GWR) services on Sundays has not been good enough. Whilst many factors impact performance the recent increase in cancellations has been driven by the availability of traincrew. Officials are actively workin...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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