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East Coast Main Line: Energy Supply

Asked by David SmithLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 6 May 2025UIN 48268

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she has made an assessment of the potential merits of an increased power supply on the East Coast Mainline north of Berwick.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

In order to support the planned introduction of the route’s recast timetable in December 2025, Network Rail have conducted detailed route-wide power modelling. Network Rail will continue to undertake similar activity to help inform future plans for East Coast Main Line investment, including sections of the route north of Berwick.

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