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<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>
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