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Baroness Coffey (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 September 2026

Debate

Railways Bill

Contribution

My Lords, I am delighted to support some of the amendments in this group. I am sure that we have all experienced the nightmare of leaves on the track, but by putting in place a number of the different targets, we also have to have a focus on maintenance. The noble Lord, Lord Hampton, referred to buckling, as did the noble Baroness, Lady Willis of Summertown, but that is largely because we have moved to a continuously welded rail to have a smoother journey. That was particularly welcome. I should declare an interest here, as I live 100 yards or so from a railway line which has had CWR thanks to Sizewell C, because otherwise the trains would be exceptionally noisy overnight when they are bringing in all the different material.

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