Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 70943
Midland Main Line: Electrification
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Question
Jerome Mayhew
Conservative — Broadland and Fakenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of pausing the Midland Mainline upgrade on (a) future East Midlands Railway regional fleet requirements and (b) planned Control Period 7 work.
Answer
Simon LightwoodI recognise the importance to the UK’s rolling stock manufacturing sector, and its supply chains, of having a strategy for rolling stock and supporting infrastructure. The Government is committed to developing this strategy in advance of Great British Rai...
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