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Written question asked by Lord Moylan (Conservative) on Friday, 5 June 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 June 2026. It was answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour) on Friday, 19 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Railways: Trespass

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 2 June (HL335), what was the total value of Schedule 8 compensation payments made by Network Rail to Train Operating Companies resulting from rail trespass incidents in (1) 2024, (2) 2025, and (3) 2026 to date.

Answer

The Network Rail / British Transport Police’s National Disruption Fusion Unit can supply Schedule 8 (delay report) costs for external (XA) trespass for the following:

The combined figure is £218,374,921.

The annual (by financial year) breakdown is as follows:

2023/24

£ 71,856,452

2024/25

£ 73,165,870

2025/26

£ 73,352,599


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL718
Session
2026-27
Related items
Railways: Trespass
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
Written questions
House of Lords
Railways: Trespass
Tuesday, 21 July 2026
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Compensation Railways Trespass Train operating companies
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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