Railways: Electrification
(asked on 28th March 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of a rolling programme of rail electrification on (a) job creation and (b) investment levels.
This question was answered on 31st March 2022
Electrification will play an important role in improving our railways, and we understand the importance of a visible pipeline of work, and the potential benefits of a smooth delivery profile, both for electrification and alternative traction technologies.