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     • Electric trains are better for the environment than diesel trains, and they’re quieter for both those on board the train and those living close to the railway. We’re making it possible for electric trains to travel on more areas of the rail network by electrifying railway lines that only diesel trains can run on at the moment.
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   Can a sustainable electrification programme help reduce the cost of rail services?

   • Image by Network Rail. Reducing the cost of operating rail services and meeting the government's zero carbon objectives for transport require a sustainable electrification programme for Britain’s railways using a mix of technologies including overhead wiring, third rail, battery and hydrogen.

   Railfuture | Electrification

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   Why are we electrifying the railway line?

   • We are electrifying the line in sections over the next few years to allow electric trains to run along the full length of the line. This is because Network Rail and the UK Government want railways to be better for the environment and to be more cost effective for taxpayers.

   Midland Main Line Upgrade - Network Rail

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   Does Network Rail need a rolling programme for electrification?

   • Progress on electrification has almost stopped. A rolling programme of incremental electrification projects, at a level which the industry can resource, is essential for Network Rail to build the electrification skills and experience needed to reduce the capital cost to viable levels.

   Railfuture | Electrification

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   Can electric trains travel on more areas of the railway network?

   • We’re making it possible for electric trains to travel on more areas of the rail network by electrifying railway lines that only diesel trains can run on at the moment. To find out more about our electrification works please visit the links below. Learn more about some of the work we do to prepare the railway for electrification.

   Electrification - Network Rail

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3. www.networkrail.co.uk › electrificationElectrification - Network Rail

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   We’re making it possible for electric trains to travel on more areas of the rail network by electrifying railway lines that only diesel trains can run on at the moment. To find out more about our electrification works please visit the links below.

   • Overhead Line Equipment

     We take the utmost care to ensure the safety of our workers,...

   • Raising The Height of a Bridge

     Where possible, we try to avoid reconstructing bridges as...

   • Power supply upgrade

     The Power Supply Upgrade powered forward into its second...

   • Midland Main Line Upgrade

     The purpose of this next phase of the programme is to...

4. www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk › news › networkNetwork Rail chooses suppliers to deliver £2bn programme to ...

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   Four suppliers have been appointed by Network Rail to deliver a £2bn programme to electrify more than two thousand miles of Britain’s railway over the next seven years, providing faster, quieter, greener and more reliable journeys for passengers and freight users and cutting the cost of the railway.

5. www.railfuture.org.uk › ElectrificationRailfuture | Electrification

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   Reducing the cost of operating rail services and meeting the government's zero carbon objectives for transport require a sustainable rolling programme of electrification for Britain’s railways using a mix of technologies including overhead wiring, third rail, battery and hydrogen.

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6. www.edfenergy.com › media-centre › news-releasesTen-year deal powers UK rail electrification programme | EDF

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   Jan 11, 2013 · Network Rail has awarded EDF Energy a ten-year deal for the supply of low carbon electricity to power Britain’s growing electrified rail network.

7. www.railtechnologymagazine.com › Rail-News › fiveFive years and £2bn of electrification

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   Network Rail, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) and key suppliers launched the National Electrification Programme this morning, emphasising collaboration, safety, and the unprecedented scale of the work to come.