Question follow-through · 51250
Railways: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) discontinuous electrification and (b) battery locomotives on (i) the decarbonisation of rail freight and (ii) increasing the use of r
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 9 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 May 2025
- Answer
- 19 May 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) discontinuous electrification and (b) battery locomotives on (i) the decarbonisation of rail freight and (ii) increasing the use of r
13 May 2025
Target answer date
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19 May 2025
Answer published
The department will consider all options, including battery locomotives and discontinuous electrification, when deciding on the best solution for decarbonising freight. Currently, it is unclear what role batteries will play in freight in the short term du...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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