Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 113405
Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
Tabled: 12 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Rebecca Smith
Conservative — South West Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of emergency track and asset renewals on the rail network over the last ten years.
Answer
Keir MatherAnalysis of trends in asset failures form part of Network Rail’s assurance processes. Whilst it has identified that track asset ‘used life’ has been increasing over ten years, its data shows that the ‘performance risk’ for rail and track geometry defects ...
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