49. Mr. Gareth ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what proposals he has for expediting electrification and improvement of the railway between Holyhead and London along the north Wales coast. [495]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe Government have no plans for the electrification of the Crewe to Holyhead line but Railtrack are also taking forward a strategy for improvements on the Crewe to Bangor section of the North Wales Coast line which will increase line speeds to 100 mph and are progressing the modernisation and upgrade of the West Coast Main Line, which the North Wales line links into at Crewe.