The Department acknowledged that long-term, strategic direction on electrification is needed to provide market certainty for operators, rolling stock companies and the procurement of trains that will be able to operate on the network and to drive innovation. It also recognised that its erratic approach had resulted in “some extremely inefficient outcomes in terms of cost”.56 Written evidence we received highlighted that the Department’s piecemeal approach to electrification projects to date h...

The Department acknowledged that long-term, strategic direction on electrification is needed to provide market certainty for operators, rolling stock companies and the procurement of trains that will be able to operate on the network and to drive innovation. It also recognised that its erratic approach had resulted in “some extremely inefficient outcomes in terms of cost”.56 Written evidence we received highlighted that the Department’s piecemeal approach to electrification projects to date has caused serious boom and bust problems in the supply chain and for SMEs involved in electrification projects. A consistent and rolling programme of ele Type: conclusion | Number: 22 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 5.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: December 2021 5.2 The government will write to the Committee in December 2021. In July 2021, the government published the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, which outlines how