Question follow-through · 17811

Railways: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 16157 on Railways: Nationalisation, whether her Department plans to maintain regional livery as railway franchises are brought into public ownership.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Dec 2024
Answer
12 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 16157 on Railways: Nationalisation, whether her Department plans to maintain regional livery as railway franchises are brought into public ownership.

  2. 6 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Department has not assessed the potential merits of maintaining regional livery as railway franchises are brought back into public ownership.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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