West Midlands Trains: Rolling Stock
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has held discussions with the West Midlands Combined Authority, the Mayor of the West Midlands, or the West Midlands Rail Executive regarding safeguards to ensure that rolling stock currently allocated to West Midlands routes remains in the region following the transfer of West Midlands Trains into public ownership; and whether she plans to introduce any formal consultation or consent mechanisms for combined authorities in relation to permanent rolling stock reassignment decisions.
Answered by Keir Mather
No discussions have been held with the authorities listed regarding any safeguards relating to rolling stock currently allocated to West Midlands routes as there are no plans to change such allocations. Any potential consultation or consent mechanisms for Combined Authorities in this subject area would need to be part of future work on their partnerships with Great British Railways.
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