One of the most recent electrification projects has been the GW Main Line into Wales as far as Cardiff, but more projects need to take place. GWR nine-car Class 800/3 No. 800301 makes its way through the 'tunnel' of OHLE, immediately to the east of Patchway station, on September 16, working the 08.48 Paddington-Swansea.
STUART WARR
NETWORK Rail published its interim Traction Decarbonisation Strategy in August, setting out the options to eliminate diesel-only traction from the network by 2040.
Unsurprisingly, a massive nationwide programme of electrification forms the backbone of NR's proposals, with an additional 13,040 single-track kilometres (STKs) required for the country's fastest and most heavily used routes.