Rail electrification
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Transpennine Route Upgrade’s first electric wires now in place for greener journeys
More than 30 miles of electric wires are now in place to help deliver cleaner, greener journeys. -
Next phase of Midland Main Line electrification gets underway
A 12-mile section between Market Harborough and Wigston will be brought up to speed. -
Green light for £55m Scottish rail electrification scheme
Piling work to pave the way for electrification of Fife Circle line about to get under way. -
£160m rail electrification between Glasgow and Edinburgh completed on time
Scotland's cabinet secretary for infrastructure said the £160m investment in the project will be “genuinely transformational”. -
Ten-year rail electrification programme can cut costs by 33-50%, new report says
The Railway Industry Association has urged government to rethink its attitude towards electrification of the UK's network.