West Coast Railway Line

(asked on 23rd April 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any Government-owned companies are responsible for train maintenance on the West Coast mainline.


This question was answered on 26th April 2018

There are no Government-owned companies responsible for the maintenance of trains operated by franchisees on the West Coast mainline. Direct Rail Services, a subsidiary of the Government-owned Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, does have depots at Crewe and Carlisle for the maintenance of its own train fleet and provides some support services, such as rescue locomotives, for franchised operators.

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