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1663766

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on removing all diesel-only trains from the rail network by 2040.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	201619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, published in July 2021, the government’s ambition is to remove all diesel-only trains from the network by 2040, and the department remains committed to this ambition. A number of train operators, such as Northern and Chiltern, are currently undertaking procurement processes to replace diesel-only trains with an aim to reduce carbon emissions and improve the passenger experience. As of October 2023, there are approximately 2,900 diesel-only vehicles operating on the network out of a fleet of over 15,000 vehicles. Since October 2020, over 200 diesel-only vehicles have been removed from passenger operation.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 201620 201660 question first answered 20/10/2023 14:56:20 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1663767

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many diesel-only trains are operating across the railway network as of October 2023; and how many diesel-only trains have been removed since 2020.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	201620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, published in July 2021, the government’s ambition is to remove all diesel-only trains from the network by 2040, and the department remains committed to this ambition. A number of train operators, such as Northern and Chiltern, are currently undertaking procurement processes to replace diesel-only trains with an aim to reduce carbon emissions and improve the passenger experience. As of October 2023, there are approximately 2,900 diesel-only vehicles operating on the network out of a fleet of over 15,000 vehicles. Since October 2020, over 200 diesel-only vehicles have been removed from passenger operation.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 201619 201660 question first answered 20/10/2023 14:56:20 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1663807

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Government’s revised policies on net zero on when diesel-only trains will be removed from the rail network.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	201660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, published in July 2021, the government’s ambition is to remove all diesel-only trains from the network by 2040, and the department remains committed to this ambition. A number of train operators, such as Northern and Chiltern, are currently undertaking procurement processes to replace diesel-only trains with an aim to reduce carbon emissions and improve the passenger experience. As of October 2023, there are approximately 2,900 diesel-only vehicles operating on the network out of a fleet of over 15,000 vehicles. Since October 2020, over 200 diesel-only vehicles have been removed from passenger operation.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 201619 201620 question first answered 20/10/2023 14:56:20 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1545156

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when diesel trains will be phased out on the national rail network.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	902399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>Our aim is to remove all diesel-only trains (passenger and freight) from the network by 2040.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 24/11/2022 11:52:21 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1519019

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new diesel four car units have been introduced to the rail network in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	59122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Between 2015 and 2022, 389 units were ordered that are fitted with diesel engines, 66 of those units comprise of four passenger vehicles with the remainder of the units ordered comprising of two, three, five and nine passenger vehicles. Greater Anglia introduced 24 Class 755/4 units with four passenger vehicles into service in 2019, the remaining 42 units for West Midlands Trains and Transport for Wales are currently in build or on test.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 389 self-powered units ordered between 2015 and 2022, 175 were diesel only, and 214 are bi/tri-mode units and are trains that have the ability to operate from diesel, overhead line or battery power as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 16:59:19 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1434436

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 9 February (HL5871), whether the existing diesel rail fleet will be replaced with new diesel trains when it is retired.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL6334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>As mentioned in my previous answer to HL 5871, when existing diesel trains require replacement we will work closely with operators and manufacturers on deploying the most appropriate traction technology. The Government supports the deployment of hydrogen and battery trains to decarbonise the network, as well as further electrification, and we would expect where diesel-only trains are replaced, their replacements combine different power technologies that make the most operational and economic sense.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 01/03/2022 16:16:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1354853

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to require the operators of diesel powered long distance high speed passenger trains to use renewable diesel instead of fossil diesel to support air quality for passengers in stations, railway staff and local communities close to the railway.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is determined to reduce the impact of poor air quality on railway users, workers, and neighbours. We know that air pollution in stations is an area of particular concern. To better understand it the Department has funded air quality monitoring studies at three large enclosed stations; Birmingham New Street, London King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverly. This research has highlighted that enclosed stations can be high risk areas for poor air quality, due to idling diesel engines and poor air flow and ventilation.</p><p>Following these findings, and given the importance of the issue, the Department is now funding a new £4.5 million air quality monitoring network.</p><p> </p><p>This will be rolled out over the next three years, with air quality monitors installed in around 100 stations across England and Wales. Once established, the network will help the rail industry identify priority locations where air quality improvement measures are required. Responsible organisations will be required to produce air quality improvement plans with the aim that levels of air pollutants meet the targets we will set for PM2.5, PM10 and NO2.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed to a net zero railway by 2050, and set out an ambition to remove all diesel-only trains from the rail network by 2040, which will reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality. To achieve immediate carbon savings and air quality improvements, some rail operators are exploring the use of biofuels and sustainable alternative fuels. We recognise the potential value of sustainably sourced biofuels as a transitional technology, where their use is technically feasible and makes commercial and environmental sense. As part of Decarbonising transport: a better, greener Britain, the government has set out plans to work with stakeholders to develop a longer-term strategy on how the uptake and use of low-carbon fuels, including biodiesel and renewable hydrogen, could support decarbonisation across transport modes to 2050. The strategy is to be published in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 48226 48229 question first answered 20/09/2021 14:38:58 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1354854

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the impact of idling diesel powered passenger trains on railway station passengers; and if he will take steps to help increase the use of renewable diesel for trains.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is determined to reduce the impact of poor air quality on railway users, workers, and neighbours. We know that air pollution in stations is an area of particular concern. To better understand it the Department has funded air quality monitoring studies at three large enclosed stations; Birmingham New Street, London King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverly. This research has highlighted that enclosed stations can be high risk areas for poor air quality, due to idling diesel engines and poor air flow and ventilation.</p><p>Following these findings, and given the importance of the issue, the Department is now funding a new £4.5 million air quality monitoring network.</p><p> </p><p>This will be rolled out over the next three years, with air quality monitors installed in around 100 stations across England and Wales. Once established, the network will help the rail industry identify priority locations where air quality improvement measures are required. Responsible organisations will be required to produce air quality improvement plans with the aim that levels of air pollutants meet the targets we will set for PM2.5, PM10 and NO2.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed to a net zero railway by 2050, and set out an ambition to remove all diesel-only trains from the rail network by 2040, which will reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality. To achieve immediate carbon savings and air quality improvements, some rail operators are exploring the use of biofuels and sustainable alternative fuels. We recognise the potential value of sustainably sourced biofuels as a transitional technology, where their use is technically feasible and makes commercial and environmental sense. As part of Decarbonising transport: a better, greener Britain, the government has set out plans to work with stakeholders to develop a longer-term strategy on how the uptake and use of low-carbon fuels, including biodiesel and renewable hydrogen, could support decarbonisation across transport modes to 2050. The strategy is to be published in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 48226 48228 question first answered 20/09/2021 14:38:58 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1354855

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with representatives of railway and station staff on the effect of idling diesel powered passenger trains on (a) health of those staff and (b) air quality; and if he will make it his policy to support the use of renewable diesel for trains.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>In our Transport Decarbonisation Plan, we have set out our ambition to deliver a net zero rail network by 2050. Rail decarbonisation will significantly improve air quality on the railway in the longer-term, however the Government is determined to reduce the impact of poor air quality on railway users, workers, and neighbours now. We know that air pollution in stations is an area of particular concern. To better understand it the Department has funded air quality monitoring studies at three large enclosed stations; Birmingham New Street, London King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. This research has highlighted that enclosed stations can be high risk areas for poor air quality, due to idling diesel engines and poor air flow and ventilation.</p><p>Following these findings, and given the importance of the issue, the Department is now funding a new £4.5 million air quality monitoring network. This will be rolled out over the next three years, with air quality monitors installed in around 100 stations across England and Wales. Once established, the network will help the rail industry identify priority locations where air quality improvement measures are required. Responsible organisations will be required to produce air quality improvement plans with the aim that levels of air pollutants meet the targets we will set for PM2.5, PM10 and NO2.</p><p>In addition, we are funding research using personal air quality monitoring equipment to assess railway staff exposure at a range of rail locations. This will help improve our understanding of occupational exposure to air pollutants.</p><p>We welcome the work that the Rail Delivery Group is doing in collaboration with industry to develop and rollout an idling limit in some places known to have air quality issues. The Government believes that, as an interim measure, idling should be reduced across the railway to quickly minimise rail’s impact on air pollution.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 21/09/2021 14:59:35 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1249662

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of accelerating the phasing out of diesel trains to help meet the UK's climate targets.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	113178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to rail decarbonisation to meet our target of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Network Rail’s work to develop a Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy will inform our decisions about the scale and pace of rail decarbonisation, the deployment of different decarbonisation technologies on each part of the network to replace diesel trains, and the delivery of our ambition to remove all diesel-only trains from the railway by 2040.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 12/11/2020 14:50:51 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West