§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to ensure that it is not to the financial disadvantage of those responsible for passenger train services for there to be a comprehensive display of all their services calling at stations operated by Railtrack at at least one central location on each station. [27317]
§ Mr. WattsThe financial arrangements for meeting the cost of information displays is a commercial matter for the parties concerned, which is subject to regulation by the rail regulator through station access agreements and licensing.
§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what(a) statutory obligations and (b) non-statutory obligations apply to train operators in respect of advertising and displaying at the stations served by their services the timetables and fares relating to those services and for these to be changed substantially at times determined on a national basis. [27315]
§ Mr. WattsIn the new railway, station access agreements will impose contractual rather than statutory obligations on the station operator to provide and display up-to-date timetable information at the station. Meanwhile, BR's policy is that all its units should provide appropriate timetable information for passengers at all relevant points.