UNITED KINGDOM

摘要

The state-owned train company that carries Britain's nuclear waste is set to carry paying passengers as the UK's railway network struggles with soaring demand. Direct Rail Services, a subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority that operates freight trains, is expected to start services along the west Cumbrian coast within weeks under a government-brokered deal. The Department for Transport had to step in to prevent a capacity crisis in the north of England because of a shortage of diesel trains. These were due to be replaced by electric trains on many lines but the pace of electrification has been slower than expected.