Not even all the main lines in the UK are electrified, and there's still a large stock of 1970s diesel "High Speed Trains" (yes, that's the actual model name) in operation on main lines.
The main lines:
- Cross Country Route: partially electrified;
- East Coast Main Line: fully electrified (but a number of services continue north of it, which is not electrified);
- Great Eastern Main Line: fully electrified;
- Great Western Main Line: partially electrified (for the first 11 of 120 miles);
- High Speed 1: fully electrified;
- Midland Main Line: partially electrified (again, only for a relatively short distance near the London end);
- West Coast Main Line: fully electrified.
That's 3 out of 7 main lines that are only partially electrified. If we get off the main lines (and quite a number of smaller lines still have frequent services, all diesel!).
The main lines:
That's 3 out of 7 main lines that are only partially electrified. If we get off the main lines (and quite a number of smaller lines still have frequent services, all diesel!).