Member

I am pleased that the noble Baroness raised energy generation, as it allows me to mention that in April this year, as an example, the publicly owned LNER, alongside the renewable innovation-focused company Treeva, successfully installed three wind turbines along the east coast main line that capture energy generated by passing trains. That clean energy generated will be measured, harnessed and used to power a range of devices. It is an example of what can be done alongside the railway. This is a proof of concept that is entirely the sort of thing I would expect GBR to deliver to fulfil its environmental duty and the environmental objective in the long-term rail strategy. I hope that noble Lords can see that their amendments have been thoroughly addressed by the Government’s plans already.