Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 53321

Railways: Electrification

Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 27 May 2025

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable and Leighton Buzzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with National Grid on resilience in the rail sector.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Network Rail, as the owner and operator of Great Britian’s railway infrastructure, is responsible for ensuring the resilience of the railway. Network Rail and National Grid are actively engaged in discussions about the rail sector's resilience, including ...

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