Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 13906

Railways: Electrification

Tabled: 12 November 2024
Answered: 20 November 2024

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable 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 Greenwood
Electrification 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...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 13906) →