questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department has conducted any modelling, forecasting, or scenario analysis regarding the impact of public ownership on punctuality, cancellation rates, fare levels, or passenger capacity on West Midlands Railway services; what measurable performance targets have been agreed for services operated under DfT Operator Ltd; and whether those targets differ from those applied under the previous contractual model.
answerText: A review of the impact of public ownership on West Midlands Trains’ (WMT) performance and capacity has not been undertaken. It only transferred in February 2026, and rail performance indicators are not sufficiently meaningful over short time periods, not ...
heading: West Midlands Rail Franchise: Standards