Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 95726

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 1 December 2025

Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of upgrading and expanding monitoring and stabilisation works on Victorian railway embankments; and whether she plans to publish a timetable for funding for thi

Answer

Simon Lightwood

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. Network Rail manages Victorian-era embankments—so...

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