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.
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.