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Treat historic railway estate as assets, not liabilities, say MPs

Infrastructure

16 April 2021
At Troutbeck in Cumbria contractors complete the partial infilling of a bridge on the former Penrith to Keswick railway, which is the subject of a reopening campaign. The installed archway is not sufficiently large for trains to pass through
At Troutbeck in Cumbria contractors complete the partial infilling of a bridge on the former Penrith to Keswick railway, which is the subject of a reopening campaign. The installed archway is not sufficiently large for trains to pass through

 

The House of Commons transport committee is calling on the Government to regard 3,200 bridges, tunnels and viaducts across Britain that make up the Historical Railways Estate as assets rather than liabilities.

Highways England is responsible for managing the Historical Railways Estate (HRE). Under a 2015 protocol agreement with the DfT, HE’s role is to reduce the liabilities from individual structures within the estate.

A representative of the HRE Group – an alliance of engineers,...

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