Lake District rail line to be electrified
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-30238130 Version 0 of 1. A railway line that runs through the Lake District will be electrified, the government has said. Transport minister Baroness Kramer said the Windermere branch line in Cumbria would be upgraded at a cost of £16m. The work on the 10-mile stretch, which runs between Oxenholme and Windermere, could be completed by 2017. It will form part of a wider regional electrified route reaching Kendal, Burneside, Staveley and Manchester, Lady Kramer said. She said: "Electrifying this key rail link will support the vital tourism industry in the area, and help us build a stronger economy in the Lake District and beyond. Network Rail will now form a detailed plan to carry out the work. |