Lord Campbell of Pittenweem – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem on 2016-01-28.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent discussions they have had with the Scottish Government about the future electrification of the East Coast Main Line between Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

Lord Dunlop

UK and Scottish Government officials have regular discussions regarding transport policy, and the rail industry is undertaking studies to identify the best value cases for further route electrification in Scotland, England and Wales. The introduction of bi-mode intercity express trains on East Coast Scottish services from 2018 is expected to help the business case for electrification between Edinburgh and Aberdeen.