Britain's Railway in Numbers - Rail infrastructure and assets animation

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Britain’s Railway in Numbers

Rail infrastructure and assets

Average age of franchised operators' rolling stock, March 2001 to March 2021.

Rail network by electrification scheme, Great Britain, 2020-21

electrified with 1,500 V DC overhead line equipment 

electrified with 650V/750V DC third rail

electrified with 25,000V AC overhead line equipment 

not electrified - trains run using diesel

full network

Four new mainline stations opened between April 2020 and December 2021 taking the total to 2,570.

BOW STREET (CEREDIGION, WALES)

HORDEN (COUNTY DURHAM, ENGLAND)

KINTORE (ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND)

SOHAM (CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND)