Railways: Animals
Commons · Question 16850 · Tabled 8 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Question
Asked by Derek Twigg
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train delays have there been each year since 2020 caused by trains hitting animals on the track.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 4 Aug 2026
The Department does not hold a centrally published series showing the number of train delays that were caused specifically by trains striking non-human animals on the railway. Operational incident and delay attribution data are recorded and managed by Ne...