Northern: Electrification
(asked on 8th October 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the cancellation of line electrification on the operation of Northern Rail services.
This question was answered on 11th October 2018
The cancellation of electrification means that improved rail journeys will be delivered to the Lakes Line between Oxenholme and Windermere without disruptive engineering works and overhead wires being erected in an environmentally sensitive area.
New trains will be provided next year on through services from the branch to Manchester. Northern are also developing a proposal to bring in alternative energy or bi-mode trains.