Question follow-through · 128392
Railways: Mobile Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the opportunities presented by Great British Railways to improve access to rail-side infrastructure for mobile connectivity, including by addressing historic barriers related to
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the opportunities presented by Great British Railways to improve access to rail-side infrastructure for mobile connectivity, including by addressing historic barriers related to
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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24 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Department provided funding to Network Rail as part of its 'open for business' initiative: to look at the suitability of using Network Rail's existing trackside infrastructure (including operational GSM-R masts and overhead line stanchions) for use by...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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