Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Net Zero Targets and Decarbonising Transport - Feb 4
Wednesday, 5 February 2020 08:17
Matt Rodda (Reading East) (Lab):...To turn to rail, the Scottish
National party spokesman, the hon. Member for Paisley and
Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands), made an excellent point about
the need for rail electrification. In my own region of south and
south-west England, there is a clear contrast with other parts of
the UK. On the railway line just beyond Reading, the
electrification abruptly stops at Newbury, which is a long way from
the end of the line, which goes all the way to St Ives....Request free trial
(Reading East) (Lab):...To
turn to rail, the Scottish National party spokesman, the hon.
Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (), made an excellent point
about the need for rail electrification. In my own region of south
and south-west England, there is a clear contrast with other parts
of the UK. On the railway line just beyond Reading, the
electrification abruptly stops at Newbury, which is a long way from
the end of the line, which goes all the way to St Ives. I urge the
Minister to look again at rail electrification, and to ask his
colleagues, particularly the Rail Minister, to look with urgency at
this matter. In the Great Western region, there
has been a complete failure in the Government’s commitment to
electrification. On lines into Wales, the electrification stops at
Cardiff, and the whole of south Wales continues to be served by
dirty diesel vehicles...
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