I have often looked sadly at the state of #Railways in the #UK for decades. It has been under invested in by governments and by private companies and progress has been painfully slow. There is still a glimmer of hope though in terms of the #Electrification of lines in #GreatBritain at least. Not only can we power trains with #LowCarbon or #RenewableEnergy source but #ElectricLocomotives are lighter than their diesel counterparts and so consume less power and also inflict less wear on the rail infrastructure.
This is the current state of affairs and like most things in the country, it seems a bit ad hoc and compromised by cut backs to initial plans. For example, back in the '90s, I saw ambitious plans to electrify most lines by 2025 but that's right on us now.
Here is a plan for 2050.
And the key is here.
How many of these proposed expanded lines we'll actually get is the biggest question but electrification is a way to invest in lower carbon #Transport future.
https://railmap.azurewebsites.net/Public/ElectrificationMap