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But even Germany - which is undoubtedly the country most depending on Russian gas in Europe - electrified their railways decades ago. UK was certainly an outlier in Europe in this aspect (as it is in many others).
I have read many analyses on that particular subject as I was travelling on GWR almost daily back then and seeing these huge diesel locomotives on one of the UK's busiest lines in late 2010's was quite shocking TBH.