Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 48268

East Coast Main Line: Energy Supply

Tabled: 25 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025

Question

David Smith

LabourNorth Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she has made an assessment of the potential merits of an increased power supply on the East Coast Mainline north of Berwick.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
In order to support the planned introduction of the route’s recast timetable in December 2025, Network Rail have conducted detailed route-wide power modelling. Network Rail will continue to undertake similar activity to help inform future plans for East ...

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