Great Western Mainline Electrification

[willas00]

Hi,

I've had a little search and cannot find any thing that matches what I want to know.

Basically I've heard lots of rumours about the electrification.

I want to know is there any plans to actually electrify the route via Cheltenham Spa at all.

It would be nice to have electric going through Cheltenham going up to Birmingham connecting to the current electrification.

Does any one have any facts on this at all?

 

[Old Timer]

None that I have heard of at this stage.

I would say unlikely within the next 10 years

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Yeah I dobt electric masts will touch Cheltenham and Gloucester any time soon

 

[ainsworth74]

Well the last I heard electrification of the GWML was looking unlikely instead the MML was looking like it might be electrified instead. Though of course in these financial times any sort of electrification is unlikely.

 

[TheWalrus]

I've got a letter from Theresa Villiers to say no decisions had been made either way on GWML electrification.

 

[brad465]

sorry i think its not going much further north from bristol