HC Deb 15 March 2002 vol 381 cc1274-5W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many miles of railway have been electrified in each of the past 15 years. [41764]

Mr. Jamieson

The number of electrified route kilometres open for traffic at the end of each year is as follows:

Year Electrified route kilometres
1986–87 4,154
1987–88 4,207
1988–89 4,376
1989–90 4,546
1990–91 4,912
1991–92 4,886
1992–93 4,910
1993–94 4,968
1994–95 4,970
1995–96 5,163
1996–97 5,176
1997–98 5,166
Year Electrified route kilometres
1998–99 5,166
1999–2000 5,167
2000–01 5,167