(26 Jan 2026, 2:19 am)markydh wrote It wasn’t electrified as it would have cost too much and there’s no way the government would have agreed to fund the reopening of the line to passenger traffic. It’ll likely never be electrified.
Not sure it's really needed either, on paper it's ideal for a hybrid vehicle really which would get the benefits of both. Similar with the Morpeth services since the siding isn't electrified.
Wouldn't be surprised if some of the new order turns up for both of them personally, at least, for a checkbox so they can say they've got new trains everywhere since the rest of the network has little benefit for anything electric.