Railways: Freight
Commons · Question 123147 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the average age of (a) locomotives and (b) wagons on the rail freight network.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 13 Apr 2026
The rail freight industry is mainly privately owned and operated, so the Department does not keep data on the age of these privately owned assets.The regulator for rail, the Office of Rail and Road holds some data on freight rolling stock which can be fou...