“The UK Government has announced that diesel-only trains will be phased out by 2040. Currently, 29% of the UK’s fleet is diesel and the move has been received positively by campaigners. But what does the phase-out involve? ”
I suspect there will be a few bridges to be raised for electrics then, or trains that can accept a supply from a gapped line without hiccuping.
Mind you
“42% of the UK’s network is currently electrified, putting it behind the Netherlands (76%), Italy (71%) and Spain (61%). ”
Other sources suggest that France and Germany are both around the 50% mark
“The UK Government has announced that diesel-only trains will be phased out by 2040. Currently, 29% of the UK’s fleet is diesel and the move has been received positively by campaigners. But what does the phase-out involve? ”
I suspect there will be a few bridges to be raised for electrics then, or trains that can accept a supply from a gapped line without hiccuping.
Mind you
“42% of the UK’s network is currently electrified, putting it behind the Netherlands (76%), Italy (71%) and Spain (61%). ”
Other sources suggest that France and Germany are both around the 50% mark
