Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
(asked on 27th January 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what has been the total expenditure on the maintenance of the rail network in each of the past six financial years; and what proportion this expenditure represented of total Network Rail expenditure for each of those years.
The table below shows the total expenditure on the maintenance of the rail network in the past six financial years and its proportion of the total expenditure.
| £m | £m | £m | £m | £m | £m |
| FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
Maintenance | 1,737 | 1,892 | 1,947 | 2,089 | 2,290 | 2,504 |
Operations | 657 | 714 | 717 | 716 | 812 | 892 |
Support | 662 | 956 | 968 | 1,019 | 1,157 | 1,099 |
Traction Electricity, Industry Costs and Rates | 798 | 845 | 860 | 979 | 1,103 | 1,322 |
Total Operating Expenditure | 3,854 | 4,407 | 4,492 | 4,803 | 5,362 | 5,817 |
Maintenance Share | 45% | 43% | 43% | 43% | 43% | 43% |
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Renewals | 2,908 | 3,910 | 3,948 | 4,046 | 3,930 | 3,683 |
Maintenance share in OMR | 26% | 23% | 23% | 24% | 25% | 26% |
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Enhancements | 1,824 | 1,620 | 1,787 | 2,011 | 2,267 | 2,084 |
Total Operating and Capital Expenditure | 8,586 | 9,937 | 10,227 | 10,860 | 11,559 | 11,584 |
Maintenance Share | 20% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 20% | 22% |
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Financing Costs and Tax | 2,105 | 1,748 | 2,783 | 4,085 | 2,583 | 2,498 |
Total Expenditure | 10,691 | 11,685 | 13,010 | 14,945 | 14,142 | 14,082 |
Maintenance Share | 16% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 16% | 18% |
Source: Network Rail’s published Regulatory Financial Statements.