MR. PHILIPPS (Pembrokeshire)To ask the President of the Board of Trade, whether his attention has been called to the breakdown on the Great Western Railway near Carmarthen, on the evening of Tuesday, 16th September; and whether any Board of Trade inquiry has been held into the matter.
(Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) The Board of Trade have been informed by the Great Western Railway Company that on the date mentioned a train was delayed near the Ferryside Station owing to the failure of a portion of the eccentric gear upon the engine, but continued its journey as soon as another engine could be procured. Such an occurrence does not form a subject for an inquiry by the Board.