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Written question asked by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Friday, 21 February 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 February 2014 (named day). It was answered by Stephen Hammond (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 February 2014 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Oxford-Hereford Railway Line

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the reliability and punctuality of passenger services on the North Cotswold Line; and if he will instruct First Great Western to commence publishing this information separately in its Passenger Charter figures.

Answer

The doubling of the North Cotswold line has delivered six additional services and has reduced journey times by up to 10 minutes.

The Moving Annual Average Public Performance Measure is currently 81.96%. This reflects the very difficult problems caused by the recent severe weather, in particular the flooding at Hinksey near Oxford.

We have no plans at this time to ask any train operator to publish such information separately in its Passenger Charter figures.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
188793; 576 c389W
Session
2013-14
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Subjects
Standards Great Western Railway North Cotswold line
Link
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