Estimated costs for repair and maintenance of Transport Scotland run vehicles: FOI release

Information requested

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002 (FOISA):

1. The estimated cost of your current repair backlog for trains.
2. The estimated annual cost of maintaining trains in their current condition.
3. The estimated cost of your current repair backlog for train stations.
4. The estimated annual cost of maintaining train stations in their current condition.
5. The estimated cost of your current repair backlog for ferries.
6. The estimated annual cost of maintaining ferries in their current condition.
7. The estimated cost of your current repair backlog for ferry ports and harbours.
8. The estimated annual cost of maintaining ferry ports and harbours in their current condition.
9. The estimated cost of your current repair backlog for other Transport Scotland run vehicles (excluding ferries and trains), broken down by vehicle type.
10. The estimated annual cost of maintaining other Transport Scotland run vehicles (excluding ferries and trains), broken down by vehicle type, in their current condition.

Response

For the points 1-4:

We aim to provide the information whenever possible, however on this occasion the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

As such, for this part of your request, I hereby provide you with formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

You might wish to contact ScotRail and or Network Rail, who might be able to provide information you are looking for. You can do so by following links below:

ScotRail: https://www.scotrail.co.uk/about-scotrail/information-requests

Network Rail: Freedom of information (FOI) - Network Rail

For points 5-8:

We aim to provide the information whenever possible, however on this occasion the Scottish Government does not have all of the information you have requested.

As such, for this part of your request, I hereby provide you with formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

You might wish to contact Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd and CalMac Ferries Ltd, who might be able to provide information you are looking for. You can do so by following links below:

CMAL Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (cmassets.co.uk)

Ferries to Scotland & Scottish Isles | Caledonian MacBrayne | CalMac Ferries

It is acknowledged that the CalMac fleet is ageing and we are very much aware that, additional resources are needed to keep the vessels running so our island communities stay connected.

That is why in 2018 we established a Resilience Fund to invest in ferry services to ensure future reliability and availability of our vessels, this money is in addition to the annual expenditure for maintenance and repairs.

The fund is used to upgrade or replace key systems and equipment on the vessels before they reach the end of their operational life or become obsolete.

From financial year 2018/19 to 2022/23, almost £17.3m has been invested, averaging around £3.5m per financial year as shown in the attached table.

Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd is responsible for governance of this funding with CalMac Ferries Ltd leading on implementation of the works required.

Resilience Fund ‐ Total Project Costs
Financial Year	£
2018‐19	3,269,500
2019‐20	3,348,000
2020‐21	3,503,000
2021‐22	3,622,000
2022‐23	3,537,000
Total	17,279,500

Our Infrastructure & Investment Plan IIP Link published February 2021 outlines our planned investment to ports and harbours until 2026. There are a number of ports and harbours which are owned and operated by third parties such as trust ports, private companies and local councils; for example Mallaig, Ardrossan and Uig. A progress update for the IIP plan can be found here IIP Progress. For the ports owned and operated by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) please contact them directly at foi@cmassets.co.uk

For points 9-10:

We aim to provide the information whenever possible, however on this occasion the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

As such, for this part of your request, I hereby provide you with formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

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