Third rail or batteries could replace Southern diesel trains on a couple of lines (RailBusinessUK)

Govia Thameslink Railway is unable to commit to decarbonisation of its operations unless Network Rail and the Department for Transport agree to fund and implement alternatives to diesel operation on the un-electrified Ashford – Hastings and Hurst Green – Uckfield lines, the operator says in its Decarbonisation Roadmap.

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