Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 73012
Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Question
Laurence Turner
Labour — Birmingham 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 LightwoodNetwork 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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