Oral Question·Department for Transport
“What recent progress has been made on the electrification of the Midlands Main Line.”
Tabled: 12 September 2024Answered: 10 October 2024
Asked by
Catherine Atkinson
Labour — Derby North
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Lilian Greenwood)
Electrification is progressing on the midland main line, with the new overhead line equipment from Kettering to Wigston, just south of Leicester, now installed and energised. That, together with enhancements to overhead line equipment south of Bedford, will enable new bi-mode trains to run electric from St Pancras to Wigston from 2025.