Railways: Timber
(asked on 16th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of how much Brazilian hardwood Network Rail has used for railway sleepers in each of the last five years.
The amount of Brazilian Hardwood Network Rail has used for railway sleepers in each of the past three years is listed below. Network Rail do not hold the information for the years 18/19 and 17/18.
Hardwood timber sleepers and bearers originating from Brazil:
| Cubic Metres | ||
Year | Sleepers | Bearers | Total |
19/20 | 1404 | 1422 | 2826 |
20/21 | 1506 | 2259 | 3765 |
21/22 | 1670 | 2026 | 3696 |
By way of context, below are the percentages of hardwood sleepers originating from Brazil purchased against all sleeper types (concrete, steel and timber):
19/20 | 20/21 | 21/22 |
3.1% | 3.4% | 3.5% |