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Network Rail: Assets

Asked by Olly GloverLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 26 May 2026UIN 1850

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of the funding required by Network Rail for the control period 2029 to 2034 to recover the average asset age to 2015 levels across key asset categories.

Answered by Keir Mather

Funding decisions for the next Funding Period (April 2029 to March 2034), including developing the evidence base for these decisions and appropriate baselines, will take place as part of Funding Period Review 2029.

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