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Greater Thameslink Railway: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7116, what proportion of cancellations on (a) Thameslink and (b) Great Northern services in the latest 12-month period were attributable to driver shortages.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
23 Jun 2026
Answer
26 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7116, what proportion of cancellations on (a) Thameslink and (b) Great Northern services in the latest 12-month period were attributable to driver shortages.

  2. 23 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    There has been a 40 per cent reduction in traincrew-related cancellations across Thameslink and Great Northern in FY 2025/26 compared with FY2024/25. This is partly as a result of a sustained driver recruitment campaign, which is supporting improved relia...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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