Request ID: FOI-2567-2425 Date published: 12 December 2024
You asked
Rail Grinding London Tube Lines
Could you please provide the following information regarding grinding of the rails of the Tube Network.
For each calendar year from and including 2015 to 2024 (to date)
1) How many meters of rail have been ground per year on each of the 11 Tube Lines (Bakerloo, Central, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria, and Waterloo & City).
2) what is the total meterage ground in each calendar year for the 11 Tube lines
We answered
Our ref: FOI-2567-2425
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 12 November 2024 asking for information about Rail Grinding on the LU Network.
Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and our information access policy.
I can confirm that we do hold some of the information you require. You asked:
1) How many meters of rail have been ground per year on each of the 11 Tube Lines (Bakerloo, Central, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria, and Waterloo & City).
2) What is the total meterage ground in each calendar year for the 11 Tube lines?
Please find the table below for the total lengths of each site that has been ground between 2018 – 2024 to date.
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 to date
Total to-date (per line)
Bakerloo
5,430
11,106
0
4,904
0
4,918
6,104
32,462
Central
38,654
53,536
37,680
26,556
18,842
54,946
31,617
261,831
District
16,425
34,311
25,502
2,855
27,982
9,461
13,060
129,596
Hammersmith & City
3,966
4,743
7,846
0
12,533
8,281
8,761
46,130
Jubilee
27,639
24,712
40,668
18,419
14,160
16,766
16,725
159,089
Metropolitan
32,413
0
12,919
18,929
10,583
44,981
13,214
133,039
Northern
28,315
20,804
18,939
21,605
19,380
16,377
11,837
137,257
Piccadilly
4,351
33,330
22,736
10,257
10,771
29,802
829
112,076
Victoria
13,908
10,498
16,462
14,435
12,445
5,220
17,717
90,685
Total per year (all)
171,101
193,040
182,752
117,960
126,696
190,752
119,864
1,102,165
Please note, there are many factors that impact rail grinding. These includes, but are not limited to:
