Tunnels: Railways
(asked on 27th January 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many tunnel ventilation shaft collapses on the UK’s railway network have been recorded.
This question was answered on 10th February 2026
Network Rail is responsible for maintaining most of the tunnels on Great Britain’s railways. It is not aware of any recorded instances of tunnel ventilation shaft collapses on the parts of the operational network it manages.