Question follow-through · 110989
Trains: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of battery-electric trains for passenger rail lines.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 4 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 12 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of battery-electric trains for passenger rail lines.
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the potential for battery-electric trains to reduce the long-term operating costs of the railway, to improve the service it provides for passengers and to meet our environmental obligations. We have committed to develop a long-t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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HM Coastguard: Staff
5 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has prepared contingency plans against any significant reduction in the number of personnel available to support the Coastguard Rescue Service.
Shipping: Territorial Waters
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to verify the claimed registered nationalities of ships sailing in UK territorial waters.