Railways: Electrification
(asked on 26th February 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to sanction further extensions to the electrified network in the near future to ensure a continued workload for the skilled labour involved in present railway electrification schemes.
This question was answered on 11th March 2020
Electrification will play a significant role in the government’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. Network Rail’s Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy (TDNS) will help to inform decisions about a deliverable and affordable programme of electrification and use of other technologies.