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Lightwood seeks to explain Alexander’s letter to ORR on open access concerns

Rhodri Clark
20 February 2025
 

Simon Lightwood, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Transport, has enlarged on the Government’s concerns over the potential impacts of open access train services during a Westminster Hall debate on open access.

Before the general election, Labour said that the establishment of Great British Railways would not prevent open access from continuing to compete, wherever they added value and capacity to the network. Last month, Secretary of State Heidi Alexander reminded the...

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