West Coast Railway Line
(asked on 30th June 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the extension of the West Coast Main Line franchise allows open access operations on all routes served by this franchise.
This question was answered on 14th July 2014
Ultimate responsibility for determining availability of access to the network, including for applications made by open access operators, rests with the Office of Rail Regulation. However, whilst we see there may be some benefits from open access through competition, we would not support further open access on the West Coast Main Line if there was a potential negative impact on funds available to Secretary of State for Transport.