§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many maintenance staff were employed on track maintenance duty(a) by British Rail in the year before privatisation and (b) by Railtrack in September 2000. [140419]
§ Mr. HillThe British Railways Board's Annual Report and Accounts 1995–96 show that 15,745 staff were employed by British Rail Infrastructure Services on infrastructure maintenance, track renewal and design duties.
No maintenance staff were employed by Railtrack in September 2000. Upon privatisation, the former British Rail Infrastructure Services Units were transferred to other private sector companies.