31. Major WHITEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received any communication with reference to the need of a footbridge to be erected by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company over their electric line at Crosscuts Station; and whether, in view of the danger and inconvenience to travellers caused by the lack of such facility, he proposes to take any action in the matter?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Buxton)The attention of the Board of Trade was called to this matter last, year, and they communicated with the railway company. The company then explained that they did not consider a footbridge necessary, inasmuch as there was a road bridge at the end of the station with steps giving access to and from each platform. The Board of Trade have no statutory power to require a railway company to provide a footbridge for the use of passengers at a station after it has been inspected and opened for traffic.