Question follow-through · 84997
Rapid Transit Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of autonomous rail rapid transit for (a) Southampton, (b) the Solent region and (c) in general.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 24 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 30 Oct 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of autonomous rail rapid transit for (a) Southampton, (b) the Solent region and (c) in general.
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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30 Oct 2025
Answer published
Government recognises the valuable role that mass transit networks can play as part of a truly integrated transport system, in the right circumstances, in our cities. It is for Local Transport Authorities to bring forward mass transit plans, as they are b...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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