Great Western Railway Line
(asked on 15th July 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to adding diesel motors to the Hitachi Inter City Express trains intended to operate on the Great Western lines from Paddington to Bristol and Swansea so that they can be used while the electrification of those lines is delayed.
Answered by
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 23rd July 2015
Intercity Express Programme (IEP) bi-mode trains with diesel motors will be deployed on Great Western lines from 2017.
We expect Network Rail to deliver electrification projects within the timescales required for IEP delivery.