PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Railways: North of England (21 November 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress there has been on the electrification works to the TransPennine rail line through Stalybridge; and what his most recent estimate is of the potential completion date of those works.

Asked by:
Jonathan Reynolds (Labour)

Completion of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (including electrification and delivery of key capacity and journey time benefits for passengers of the Transpennine line between Manchester-Stalybridge-Leeds-York) is currently in the development phase. This development work is expected to conclude in December 2017. The level of investment required from Government will be considered in early 2018, and, subject to a satisfactory business case, delivery would commence with a target completion by December 2022.

Answered by:
Paul Maynard (Conservative)
25 November 2016