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Minister provides Midland Main Line electrification update as Network Rail plans next stage of work


26/11/2024 in News

An East Midlands Railway Class 222 approaches Braybrooke on the Midland Main Line. PAUL BIGGS.

The government has said electrification of the rest of the Midland Main Line is expected to be completed early in the next decade.




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  • Adamedwards17 - 27/11/2024 16:11

    Surely a 2335 class 360 train terminating at Market Harborough could be scheduled to fix this? Given the power supply point is north of MH, any line closures for connecting up any new wires should not impact this so much. Running that one service each day (or at worst Friday and Saturday only) would be useful for route knowledge more generally.

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  • ChrisM - 27/11/2024 21:01

    In other words, it's unlikely to be fully electrified up to Sheffield before 2035 - and following the precedents of Bristol and Swansea even 2040 could be a too optimistic expectation. But let's get it done right with extra capacity even if it does take longer.

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