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Originally Posted by locojoe
Hi John I've looked into it and the reason they are not using Electric trains on this route is because the trains start from Sunderland and go via Hartlepool Stockton on Tees, Eaglescliffe, Yarm and down to Northallerton to join up with the East coast Mainline, a route that is not electrified.
Alan Locojoe
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Thanks for that Alan.
I think there's a real need in this country for electro-diesels. Because many services start or finish at non-electrified locations diesel trains end up running under the wires for hundreds of miles at a time.
I live near the electrified West Coast mainline but the majority of services are diesel powered. Even when companies could use electrics they tend to stick to diesels. I think this is possibly because most locos and trains are leased and the leasing companies find electrics very inflexible from a business point of view. Apart from the South-East suburban services, when it comes to electric traction, the leasing companies are generally only willing to get involved with the likes of Virgin and GNER .