Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 13906
Railways: Electrification
Tabled: 12 November 2024
Answered: 20 November 2024
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish her Department's criteria for prioritising rail routes for electrification.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodElectrification will play an important role in our programme to achieve our Net Zero 2050 target. Discontinuous electrification, as well as alternative technologies such as hydrogen, battery and bi-modes will also play a part. Which rail lines will be ele...
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