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Network Rail: Assets

Asked by Olly GloverLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 26 May 2026UIN 1849

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed changes in average asset age and percentage asset life used across major railway infrastructure asset categories since 2015.

Answered by Keir Mather

Yes, since CP6 a number of improvements have been made to the measures used by Network Rail to monitor asset condition.

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