PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Borderlands Line: Electrification (10 February 2015)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government and Merseyrail on electrification of the Wrexham to Bidston railway line.

Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)

Answer

The proposals to electrify the Wrexham to Bidston rail line are a local matter and being led by Merseytravel and the Welsh Government. My Department has not been involved at this stage in the proposals. The Welsh Government is considering the economic benefits of investment on a number of lines in North Wales.


Answered by:
Claire Perry (Conservative)
23 February 2015

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