Question follow-through · 19671

Greater Thameslink Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of (a) cancellation rates and (b) service reliability on Thameslink services since the operator transferred into public ownership.

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Department for Transport
Tabled
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
3 Sept 2026
Answer
3 Sept 2026 · 49 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of (a) cancellation rates and (b) service reliability on Thameslink services since the operator transferred into public ownership.

  2. 3 Sept 2026

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  3. 3 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Thameslink services transferred into public ownership on 31 May 2026, and the Department has not yet made a formal assessment of trends in cancellation rates and service reliability since that transfer. However, the new public sector operator has committe...

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