Karl Turner – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl Turner on 2016-09-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the electrification of the Hull to Selby rail line; and what his provisional timeline is for those works to be completed.

Paul Maynard

The government is currently considering the case for electrification of the line between Selby and Hull in light of the intention by Hull First Trains to invest in a new bi-mode fleet. The government will announce its decision in due course.