Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new (a) ticket machines and (b) automatic barriers will be introduced at stations on the West Coast Main Line under the terms of the franchise for rail passenger services directly awarded to West Coast Trains Ltd; and in which stations they will be installed.

Under the terms of the Direct Award to West Coast Trains Limited (a) 41 Ticket Vending Machines will be installed across stations West Coast Trains Limited serve; and (b) 200 Automatic Ticket Gates will be installed across stations West Coast Trains serve, prioritising routes between Euston and Birmingham and Euston and Manchester.