Network Rail draws up list of ‘no regret’ electrification schemes – Network Rail bosses are drawing up a list of ‘no regret’ schemes to accelerate the electrification of the UK’s rail network. The list will be submitted to the Treasury and the Department for Transport (DfT) ahead of the publication of the government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan.
Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines described the list as a series of “quick wins” with strong business cases to ensure a pipeline of work is maintained after schemes such as the electrification of the Midland Main Line draw to a close. “We expect to see the DfT’s decarbonisation plan by March next year,” Haines told a press briefing yesterday.
Will the “No Regret” electrification schemes include those pointed out in Modern Railways ( By me ) of under a mile each, joining up separate electric sections, I wonder?
[ Junction Rd Junction to/from Carlton Rd Junction – and – Ealing Broadway / Acton Main Line / Acton Wells Junction ]
I might add the Thamesport ( “Thames Haven” ) branch, as well in/near London as well.