In the United Kingdom, the average age of all trains stood at 16.6 years in the financial year 2023/24, which is the lowest average age after 2009/2010. For the last 15 years, 2015/2016 had the highest average age with 21.01 years.
Average age of all train operating companies' rolling stock United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/2008 to 2023/24
(in years)
Characteristic
Average age of rolling stock in years
2023/24
16.6
2022/23
16.7
2021/22
16.9
2020/21
17.1
2019/20
17.31
2018/19
19.22
2017/18
19.67
2016/17
20.23
2015/16
21.01
2014/15
20.18
2013/14
19.35
2012/13
18.64
2011/12
17.73
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Office of Rail and Road (UK). (October 10, 2024). Average age of all train operating companies' rolling stock United Kingdom (UK) from 2007/2008 to 2023/24 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/467229/average-age-of-all-trains-united-kingdom-uk/
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