New boost for railway electrification schemes [Railnews]
Date: 13/12/2013
The railway linking Bolton and Wigan is to be electrified by 2017 at a cost of £37 million, the Department for Transport said today.
In addition, a task force is to be set up to explore the next steps for railway electrification in the north of England. The routes to be investigated in detail include Sheffield to Leeds and Doncaster, Crewe/Warrington-Chester, Selby-Hull and Leeds-Harrogate--York. The task force will be made up of representatives from train operators, local authorities including the Rail North consortium, the supply chain and local Members of Parliament.
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THE railway linking Bolton and Wigan is to be electrified by 2017 at a cost of £37 million, the Department for Transport said today. In additio...
