Rail infrastructure and assets
Annual statistics covering average age of rolling stock used by passenger train operating companies and reference data on the mainline infrastructure in Great Britain.
For details on how these statistics are compiled, please see our Rail infrastructure and assets quality and methodology report and for information on any revisions, please see our Revisions log.
We have also written a blog on passenger rolling stock fleet explaining what drives change in the average age and providing further details on the composition of the fleet.
Data and reports that include previous statistical releases on Rail infrastructure, assets & environmental can be found on the National Archives.
Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).
If you have any questions or feedback on these statistics, please contact rail.stats@orr.gov.uk
Latest statistical release
Rail infrastructure and assets, April 2025 to March 2026
Date published: 22 Oct 2026
Date next published: TBC
Key results
- As of 31 March 2026, there were 15,419 railway vehicles registered in operation for all passenger train operators. Of these, 70% were electric, 19% were diesel, 8% were bi-mode and 2% were locomotive hauled.
- The average age of rolling stock for all passenger train operators as of 31 March 2026 was 16.4 years.
- In the latest year, six new stations opened. This brings the total number of mainline stations in Great Britain as of 31 March 2026 to 2,595.
- In the latest year, 50.8 kilometres of electrified track were added to the network. This was due to the electrification of sections of track as part of the Transpennine route upgrade, the electrification of the Glasgow to East Kilbride line, and the opening of two new stations.