Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 30989
East West Rail Line: Electrification
Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 26 February 2025
Question
Richard Fuller
Conservative — North Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed discontinuous electrification of East West Rail on (a) capital costs and (b) operating costs of the railway.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe cost of discontinuous electrification is already included in the publicised capital cost range of the project and the option of full electrification is still under consideration. However, electrification (discontinuous or full) is expected to signific...
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