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Rail timetable changes inquiry

Inquiry


Scope of the inquiry

The Transport Committee questions train companies top representatives as part of its inquiry into rail timetable changes. The committee seeks to understand what went wrong, what the train companies and Network Rail are doing to resolve the current issues and how well they are prepared for the next timetable change in December.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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7th Special Report - Rail timetable changes: Government and Office of Rail and Road Responses to the Committee's Seventh Report
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7th Report - Rail timetable changes: May 2018 (easyread version)
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7th Report - Rail timetable changes: May 2018
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Correspondence

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Letter from Emily Ketchin on behalf of the Harpenden Thameslink Commuters’ Group, dated 26 October 2018
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Chris Grayling to Chair regarding Rail timetable changes - 5.11.2018
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Daniel Brown to Chair regarding Rail timetable changes - 2.11.2018
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Oral evidence transcripts

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22 October 2018
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Witnesses Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Hannant, Director General for Rail, Peter Wilkinson, Managing Director, Passenger Services, and Gary Bogan, Director, Rail North Partnership, Department for Transport; Professor Stephen Glaister CBE, Chair, Ian Prosser CBE, HM Chief Inspector of Railways and Director, Rail Safety, and Dan Brown, Director, Strategy and Policy, Office of Rail and Road
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5 September 2018
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Witnesses Emily Ketchin, Harpenden Thameslink Commuters, Stephen Brookes MBE, Northern Rail user and accessibility campaigner, Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Transport Focus, Alex Hayman, Director and Managing Director, Public Markets, Which?
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9 July 2018
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Witnesses Chris Gibb, Chair, Thameslink 2018 Industry Readiness Board, Chris Green, Chair of Thameslink 2018 Industry Readiness Board’s Independent Assurance Panel
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Written evidence

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Harpenden Thameslink Commuters' Group (RTC0099)
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Leigh Trifari (RTC0088)
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Mr Andrew Bonner (RTC0089)
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Contact us

Please note: The Transport Committee examines policy issues relating to the Department for Transport and its associated bodies. It is unable to investigate, or adjudicate on, individual cases.

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