§ 12. Mr. MIDDLEBROOKasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the inconvenience caused to regular travellers on the railway can be lessened by arrangements being made to allow the holders of contract tickets between any two towns to use the trains of any company between those towns other than those of the company issuing the ticket?
Mr. ROBERTSONI am informed by the Railway Executive Committee that where it has been found necessary to discontinue certain trains, the railway companies have issued instructions with regard to the interavailability of tickets, and if it is found necessary to make further reductions in the train services the companies will see how far such arrangements can be extended.