
Network Rail outlines vision to electrify West Midlands railway by 2050
Transport body Network Rail has outlined its vision to decarbonise thousands of miles of rail lines in the West Midlands and across the UK over the next 30 years.
The UK's railway operator said it wanted to see the lines using electrified trains and those running on hydrogen and battery power by 2050, in a new report called ‘Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy'.