Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 51249

Railways: Electrification

Tabled: 9 May 2025
Answered: 19 May 2025

Question

Olly Glover

Liberal DemocratDidcot and Wantage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the reliability of battery (a) bi-mode, (b) tri-mode and (c) battery/electric hybrid trains and fully electric trains; and if she will publish the data und

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Secretary of State has not made an assessment of the merits of different types of traction as this is a matter for operators when procuring rolling stock to deliver passenger services. The Rail Delivery Group collects common reliability data from oper...

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