Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 73012

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Laurence Turner

LabourBirmingham Northfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Network Rail are taking to ensure that its trackside vegetation management programmed is adequate.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Network Rail works hard to keep the rail network running. Its work to manage trees and other vegetation alongside the railway helps to keep trains running safely and on time. Network Rail carries out its activities in a way that minimises harm, and wherev...

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