UK Rail and Trains

Agreed. But today we are in a situation where ordering batt capable trains is going to do more good then staying to convert the whole network now.

It dose not stop us doing so. More to the point it makes any major rebuilds or new tracks more likely to get electrified. Then providing more options to use non batt trains for high use routes.

If we could have done it 30 years ago things would be great. But accepting we didn't and our gov is slow to spend means batts chargeable by electrified track will reduce co2 the quickest.