§ MR. HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if there are any regulations prohibiting Railway Companies from conducting the up and down traffic from one platform, or from allowing the up line of rails to cross the down line; and, if stations where so dangerous a state of affairs prevails have to be altered, and, in such case, within what period of time?
§ * THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Sir MICHAEL HICKS BEACH,) Bristol, W.No, Sir; the Board of Trade have no power to make any such regulation as is referred to in the question; but as regards new lines or new stations they now require as a condition of opening that, in case of double lines or of passing places on single lines, each line shall have its own platform.