Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 95725

Railways: Landslips

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of remote monitoring equipment used to detect landslips on the rail network; and what steps she is taking to improve detection rates.

Answer

Keir Mather
Network Rail, as the infrastructure manager of Britain’s railways, is responsible for maintaining the integrity and safety of the rail network to ensure passenger and freight services can operate reliably. Following the tragic derailment at Carmont in Aug...
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