From the Derby Telegraph
Full story http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/ele...tol-15-years/story-29357271-detail/story.html
Though it doesn't say much more on the subject of XC wiring than what I have quoted above
THE electrification of the rail line between Derby and Bristol can be achieved within 15 years, says Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin.
Electrifying rail lines makes them faster, greener, quieter and more reliable and creates engineering jobs in the process.
Prior to last year's General Election, Chancellor George Osborne said he had asked Network Rail to "look very seriously" at electrifying the line between Derby and Bristol.
But, after plans to electrify the Midland Mainline to London a project to be completed before the Derby to Bristol work were hit by delays, Derby South MP Dame Margaret Beckett said Mr Osborne's announcement looked like "pie in the sky".
Now, in a wide-ranging interview with the Derby Telegraph, Mr McLoughlin also the Conservative MP for Derbyshire Dales said: "I would hope that it would be completed within the next 10 to 15 years but it comes after electrification of the London-Midlands route.
"It does sound a long time but, if you finish London to Midlands by 2023 and you've done all the prep work by then for Derby to Bristol, then you can get going."
Full story http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/ele...tol-15-years/story-29357271-detail/story.html
Though it doesn't say much more on the subject of XC wiring than what I have quoted above