Meanwhile in England… #RailElectrification
Transport for Wales has completed the full electrification of the Core Valley lines as part of the billion pound South Wales Metro project
100% electrification of the Core Valley lines complete
Transport for Wales (TfW) has completed the full electrification of the Core Valley lines as part of the billion pound South Wales Metro project. The overhead line equipment (OLE) on the final 800 met...
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March 23, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Meanwhile in England… #RailElectrification
Which as with stop start #RailElectrification elsewhere will mean when we do start again, it’ll cost more as it’ll be back to a clean sheet of paper.
It just feels economically illiterate, for a government that claims to be driven by growth.
It just feels economically illiterate, for a government that claims to be driven by growth.
December 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Which as with stop start #RailElectrification elsewhere will mean when we do start again, it’ll cost more as it’ll be back to a clean sheet of paper.
It just feels economically illiterate, for a government that claims to be driven by growth.
It just feels economically illiterate, for a government that claims to be driven by growth.
Because, between oil price shocks, it’s too expensive.
It’s really poor that we don’t have a rolling programme of #RailElectrification
It’s really poor that we don’t have a rolling programme of #RailElectrification
September 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Because, between oil price shocks, it’s too expensive.
It’s really poor that we don’t have a rolling programme of #RailElectrification
It’s really poor that we don’t have a rolling programme of #RailElectrification
When @louisehaighmp.bsky.social was at Transport I think how business cases are calculated (which currently disproportionately favours the SE) was something she was going to look at.
Regardless of that, a stop-start #RailElectrification programme is always going to cost more than a rolling one.
Regardless of that, a stop-start #RailElectrification programme is always going to cost more than a rolling one.
September 17, 2026 at 10:18 AM
When @louisehaighmp.bsky.social was at Transport I think how business cases are calculated (which currently disproportionately favours the SE) was something she was going to look at.
Regardless of that, a stop-start #RailElectrification programme is always going to cost more than a rolling one.
Regardless of that, a stop-start #RailElectrification programme is always going to cost more than a rolling one.
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The thing is that stop start costs more than a rolling programme, so it’s bad economics too #RailElectrification
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The thing is that stop start costs more than a rolling programme, so it’s bad economics too #RailElectrification
Every week that passes the decisions to deprioritise #ActiveTravel and abandon a rolling programme of #RailElectrification look more and more stupid.
#TransportDecarbonisation
#TransportDecarbonisation
August 13, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Every week that passes the decisions to deprioritise #ActiveTravel and abandon a rolling programme of #RailElectrification look more and more stupid.
#TransportDecarbonisation
#TransportDecarbonisation
#RailElectrification adds capacity, reliability and decarbonisation. That's why we should be campaigning for it.
February 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
#RailElectrification adds capacity, reliability and decarbonisation. That's why we should be campaigning for it.
