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HANSARDRailway Industry Association ReportI am not sure that I entirely understand that question. The electric trains will use the power sources available. Decarbonisation of the power network is, of course, very…18 May 2021HANSARDRailway Industry Association ReportMy noble friend is quite right. Indeed, the Rail Industry Association report in 2019 set out that one of the root causes of the challenges of electrification was the 20-year…18 May 2021HANSARDRailway Industry Association ReportThe Great Western electrification programme is now substantially complete. However, I recognise that some parts of the network will still need to be electrified. As with all…18 May 2021HANSARDRailway Industry Association ReportI know that my honourable friend in the other place will be very grateful for the suggestions of the noble Lord about some of these quick wins—the fairly small, low-cost, infill…18 May 2021HANSARDRailway Industry Association ReportMy Lords, the Government welcome this report and agree that further electrification is required to decarbonise the railway, alongside the deployment of hydrogen and battery trains…18 May 2021HANSARDRailway Industry Association ReportI agree, and I refer the noble Lord to the answer to my noble friend’s question just now. But I also point out that this is not just about electricity and electrification; there…18 May 2021HANSARDRailway Industry Association ReportI reassure the noble Lord that it is our aim to deliver a net-zero carbon railway. East West Rail is a very important part of the development of the Ox-Cam Arc, which will support…18 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsI would like to reassure my noble friend that I spoke to Mark Hopwood, the MD of GWR, this morning. He told me that the major routes of particularly high priority include those…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsOf course, we are in conversations with Hitachi, and we welcome its decision to put safety first and take the trains out of service while we properly understand what is going on.…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsNo one wants to see a vast modal shift towards cars, but I accept that, in certain circumstances, when we have a situation such as this, that will occur. However, it is a very…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsIt is very tricky to make a detailed assessment of the reduction in revenue, given where we are at the moment and the fact that GWR operates a turn-up-and-go service, so numbers…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsMy Lords, in general, Hitachi trains have an incredibly good track record. Hitachi built the bullet trains in Japan, which, as noble Lords will know, have an exemplary safety…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsMy Lords, the vast majority of services across the national rail network are unaffected. The trains affected are Hitachi Class 800 series units operated by Great Western Railway…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsI am not sure that I can give my noble friend all the assurances that she seeks on this matter. In general, Hitachi has a very strong track record in this area. The Department for…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsI will not correct the record on that because I was trying to reassure people that the vast majority of train services are actually running throughout the country at this moment.…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsI wish I could reassure the noble Lord that the 7.30 will operate, but I am sure that the train operating companies are watching and will make sure that it does. I can reassure…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsIt is in the train operating companies’ interest to provide as much certainty as possible. I know that they are working incredibly hard on contingency planning such that, as we…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsWe recognise that that weekend may be busy. It is also the case that bank holidays are often the best time to do much-needed engineering works. The Government have asked Network…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsMy Lords, the agreements in place to use the affected trains contain provisions that protect the taxpayer. We expect those who have contractual performance and train availability…13 May 2021HANSARDRail Disruption: Social and Economic ImpactsUnfortunately I missed the question, but I hope to provide some colour to what the noble Lord was saying. Indeed, there are two different types of crack. One is found on the yaw…13 May 2021