Railways: North West
(asked on 2nd September 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to promote innovation in the North West rail cluster.
This question was answered on 9th September 2019
The DfT is committed to promoting innovation through its rail franchise programme and is trialling a three-year pilot fund within the TransPennine Express (TPE) and the Arriva Rail North (Northern) franchises. This is aimed at supporting the development of innovations, focussing on decarbonisation, passenger improvements and capacity and must benefit wider railway and society.