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Cross Country Trains: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the performance trajectory of CrossCountry Trains following the implementation of its reduced timetable.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Dec 2024
Answer
6 Dec 2024 · 3 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 assessment her Department has made of the performance trajectory of CrossCountry Trains following the implementation of its reduced timetable.

  2. 6 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Rail Minister met with CrossCountry in August. It is subject to a Remedial Plan that runs until March 2025. CrossCountry reinstated its full timetable from 10 November. Officials meet CrossCountry regularly to discuss operational issues including prog...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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