The Campaign to Electrify Britain’s Railway
welcomes the report by the Transport Committee into Rail Infrastructure
Investment. The Campaign passionately believes that a long-term rolling
programme of electrification is the best way to deliver benefits to passengers,
support the UK’s environmental goals and support the UK economy.
We are pleased that the Transport Committee has
confirmed in their report that electrification is “the current optimal solution
on heavily-used parts of the railway.”
We also agree, as stated in the
report, that the Government did not consider “reduced long-term costs and
improved environmental sustainability” when cancelling schemes.
Campaign Spokesperson Noel
Dolphin, said: “We have campaigned against electrification cancellations by the
government, as the worst type of short-termism. Those who care about the rail
industry, the UK economy and passengers see that electrification is the optimal
solution for the UK Railways. A huge percentage of money spent on
electrification is spent in our regions training new apprentices, on work
provided by SMEs and providing better connectivity between our regions. If the
government accepted and implemented the findings of the report, it would be a huge boost for the whole of the UK.”
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