Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 82992
Railways: Freight
Tabled: 17 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of freight capacity of (a) the Ely Area Capacity Enhancements, (b) the Northallerton–Eaglescliffe Gauge Clearance and (c) other schemes identified in Network
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Department has previously approved initial progression of development work with Network Rail on a) Ely Area Capacity and b) Northallerton-Eaglescliffe Gauge Clearance schemes, both of which identified potential for increasing the capacity for freight ...
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