West Coast Rail

West Coast Rail is the working title of a future rail company in United Kingdom owned by FirstGroup and Trenitalia, that will commence the West Coast Partnership from December 2019.

History
In November 2016, the Department for Transport has announced that Intercity West Coast will be superseded by West Coast Partnership, which will include operating HS2 services from 2026.

The DfT had announced three consortiums had been shortlisted to bid for the franchise:
 * FirstGroup (70%) / Trenitalia (30%)
 * MTR Corporation (75%) / SMRT Corporation (25%)
 * Stagecoach (50%) /