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Thameslink Line: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she will take to reduce reliance on rest-day working to operate timetabled passenger rail services on the Thameslink route when the operator is nationalised.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
22 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she will take to reduce reliance on rest-day working to operate timetabled passenger rail services on the Thameslink route when the operator is nationalised.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 May 2026

    Answer published

    DFTO are supporting GTR in the recruitment of additional Thameslink drivers, which will assist in reducing reliance on rest day working. There have been over 50 new drivers on the GTR network since July 2024, with further drivers currently being trained. ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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