Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 81825

West Coast Main Line

Tabled: 14 October 2025

Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps with her Scottish counterpart to help prevent issues on the railways in Scotland that cause northbound trains on the West Coast Mainline to terminate at Preston rather than continuing up

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Secretary of State is aware of difficulties passengers face during disruption in the North-West of England with limited options to keep services moving on the West Coast Mainline north of Preston. The Rail Minister has strongly pressed Network Rail an...

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