Extract from oral answer (Lords) on Railway Industry Association Report - May 18
Wednesday, 19 May 2021 07:59
Lord Rosser (Lab) [V]: In light of the Government’s commitment to
decarbonisation, when will the Great Western main line into Bristol
Temple Meads and from Cardiff to Swansea and Didcot to Oxford now
be electrified? What will be the additional costs of now doing so
at a later date, arising from the earlier decision to defer
electrification of these key parts of the Great Western main line?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Transport (Baroness Vere of Norbiton)...Request free trial
(Lab) [V]: In light of the Government’s commitment to
decarbonisation, when will the Great Western main line into Bristol
Temple Meads and from Cardiff to Swansea and Didcot to Oxford now
be electrified? What will be the additional costs of now doing so
at a later date, arising from the earlier decision to defer
electrification of these key parts of the Great Western main line?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Transport ()
(Con): The Great Western electrification programme
is now substantially complete. However, I recognise that some parts
of the network will still need to be electrified. As with all
projects within the rail system, each one is looked at from the
bottom up, and analysis is undertaken and development work done. If
it meets value for money and is affordable, it will go into the
RNEP system and therefore be done in due course.
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