Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of West Midland Trains depot facilities that will be available for the new Class 730 train fleet.
As part of the West Midlands Trains (WMT) National Rail Contract, WMT is required to provide sufficient depot and stabling facilities for the new Class 730 train fleet and has developed plans to provide these. Work is already underway at Bletchley and should start next year at another site. Until these are completed, interim arrangements will be used as required.