UK public spending on railways by year
Public spending on railways.
£26.5 billion
HM Treasury's Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) put public spending on railways at £26.5 billion in 2025-26. In 2024-25 it was £26.3 billion, so the cash figure changed by +0.9%. The highest year in these tables is 2023-24, at £28.7 billion.
Spending by year
| Year | Cash | Change on previous year | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £26.5 billion | +0.9% | PESA 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £26.3 billion | -8.4% | PESA 2026 |
| 2023-24 | £28.7 billion | +5.8% | PESA 2026 |
| 2022-23 | £27.1 billion | +4.8% | PESA 2026 |
| 2021-22 | £25.9 billion | -4.7% | PESA 2026 |
| 2020-21 | £27.1 billion | +47.0% | PESA 2021 |
| 2019-20 | £18.5 billion | +1.4% | PESA 2021 |
| 2018-19 | £18.2 billion | +12.7% | PESA 2021 |
| 2017-18 | £16.2 billion | +4.4% | PESA 2021 |
| 2016-17 | £15.5 billion | PESA 2021 |
PESA Table 5.2, line "of which: railway". About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 5 tables, HM Treasury.
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