News / Government must get on track for UK rail electrification to hit emissions target

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A collective of rail and freight associations are calling on the UK government to electrify more of the country’s railways or risk failing to meet its 2050 emissions targets.

In a letter to transport secretary Grant Shapps, associations including the Rail Freight Group (RFG) and Logistics UK said a “rolling process” of electrification along 13,000 single-track km (STK) needed to begin if the UK is to achieve net zero.

Director general of RFG Maggie Simpson said electrifying the rail network was not ...