Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 197487

Railways: Electrification

Tabled: 4 September 2023
Answered: 8 September 2023

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on what proportion of the future rail network will be electrified.

Answer

Since 2010, more than 1,200 miles of the rail network in GB have been electrified. Government continues to progress the electrification of the Transpennine route between Manchester, Leeds and York, the Midland Mainline and the route between Wigan and Bolt...
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