Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 2:47 pm ar 27 Chwefror 2024.
Lord Beith
Deputy Chairman of Committees
2:47,
27 Chwefror 2024
My Lords, LNER generally performs significantly better than Avanti, but it is now proposing to reduce the hourly service from Berwick-upon-Tweed to a two-hourly service and lengthen journey times. How is that the improvement in passenger experience of which the Minister spoke?
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