Citadel Asset Management System
Establishing a single, trusted asset management platform to support the transition to Great British Railways.
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited is implementing a scheme to support the creation of a unified asset management system in preparation for the establishment of Great British Railways. The principal objective of the scheme is to ensure consistent, high‑quality management of the rail property estate across the industry. This will enable improved oversight, decision‑making and long‑term stewardship of assets.
The scheme involves the expansion of Network Rail’s existing Citadel system to operate as a consolidated, integrated asset management platform. Under the proposed arrangements, Citadel will store and manage asset data for Train Operating Companies (TOCs) alongside Network Rail’s asset data. This will provide a single, coherent system across the rail estate.
Network Rail has identified a number of strategic benefits arising from the use of an integrated asset management system. These include improvements to passenger experience through:
- better asset performance
- enhanced data quality and consistency
- stronger data security and corporate safety
- more efficient financial and maintenance planning
- improved decision‑making supported by a single source of truth for railway asset data.
The arrangements with TOCs are intended to be interim in nature. They will support industry alignment and enable continuity ahead of the formal establishment of Great British Railways.