AQW 654/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 21/01/2020
Answered On Date: 05/02/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department intends to mirror the United Kingdom's plans of phasing out of diesel-only trains by 2040.

Answer:

In Northern Ireland Translink has developed plans to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels moving its bus and rail fleets towards zero emission, zero carbon technologies. The company continues to engage with manufacturers to look at different technology options including electrification, hydrogen, battery and bi-mode options for rail.

In coming months, I will be working to identify actions to support the decarbonisation of transport, taking into account the new Executive’s wider Programme for Government and commitments made within the New Decade, New Approach agreement in relation to climate change.