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Yes, track machines are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £350,000 to £3,200,000, and most deals are written over 36-84 months with a deposit of around 15-20%. Decisions typically take 5–10 working days. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£350k – £3200k
Approval Speed
5–10 working days
Longer due diligence for £1m+ machinery
Rates From
6.4% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £950,000: a 10% deposit of £95,000, then 48 monthly payments of £20,041 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £1,056,968, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Plasser & Theurer 08-16 Tamping Machine | £950,000 - £1,800,000 | Universal tamping machine |
| Plasser & Theurer 09-3X CSM | £1,900,000 - £3,200,000 | Continuous-action tamping machine, switches and crossings |
| Self-Propelled Ballast Regulator | £380,000 - £700,000 | Ballast regulator (specification class) |
| Multi-Head Rail Grinding Machine | £650,000 - £1,400,000 | Rail grinding machine (specification class) |
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Check EligibilityTrack machines qualify for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting you deduct the qualifying cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to the current annual limit. Because a single track machine can exceed that limit on its own, any cost above it still qualifies for standard writing-down allowances in later years. HP allows capital allowances on the machine, and lease payments are fully deductible from profits.
Track machines, tamping machines, ballast regulators and rail grinding machines, are bought by specialist track renewal and maintenance contractors holding places on Network Rail frameworks, rather than by Network Rail itself, since these machines are almost always deployed by the contractor engaged for a specific renewals or maintenance package. These are among the highest-value assets a rail contractor will finance, and ownership sits with an established business that already holds the relevant network accreditation, which is what actually allows the machine to be deployed, not simply owning it. Lenders assess a framework-approved contractor with a pipeline of renewals work very differently to an unaccredited one, given how directly the accreditation determines whether the asset can earn. Machines are typically kept in service for many years and heavily overhauled partway through their life rather than replaced, and a specialist international used market exists, particularly for tamping machines coming off major infrastructure operators' fleets.
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