Kevin Hollinrake – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Hollinrake on 2016-06-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward planned improvements to the Northern Rail service between Scarborough and York that are due to take place in 2019.

Andrew Jones

The possibility of bringing forward the planned improvement to this route was fully explored with Arriva Rail North during the closing phases of the franchising process in late 2015 and was not considered achievable. This position has currently not changed, but should it do so then earlier implementation would then be considered with the franchisee.