PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Midland Main Line: Electrification (9 October 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the decision to cancel the electrification of the entire Midland Main Line.
Asked by:
Mohammad Yasin (Labour)
Asked by:
Mohammad Yasin (Labour)
Answer
The upgrade to the Midland Main Line, which includes electrification to Kettering and Corby, will enable increased passenger capacity and reduced journey times, as well as introducing a brand new fleet of bi-mode intercity trains from 2022. This will deliver improved journeys sooner and is part of delivering the biggest upgrade of the Midland Main Line since it opened in 1870. We will only electrify lines where it delivers a genuine benefit to passengers.
Answered by:
Paul Maynard (Conservative)
17 October 2017
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