Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 27662
Railway Stations: Lifts
Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 6 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Rupa Huq
Labour — Ealing Central and Acton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on railway station lift maintenance in (a) 2014 and (b) 2024.
Answer
Simon LightwoodNetwork Rail reported that in 2013/14 it spent £4.2 million maintaining 1127 lift assets, compared to £8.3 million in 2023/24 to maintain 1516 lift assets.