§ 73. Mr. Keenanasked the Minister of Transport if he will consider the restoration of the 10.25 a.m. train from Lime Street, Liverpool, to Birmingham, as passengers who formerly depended on that train have now to travel by the 10 a.m. or 2.15 p.m. Liverpool-to-London trains and change at Crewe, as overcrowding on the Liverpool-to-London trains frequently means passengers have to wait for the following trains to complete their journey.
§ Mr. BarnesA through train leaves Lime Street at 11.40 a.m. and is due at Birmingham at 2.49 p.m. I am informed that the railway company has no evidence that passengers from Liverpool have been unable to board a Birmingham train at Crewe since the cancellation of the 10.25 a.m. train.
§ Mr. KeenanWill the Minister of Transport go into this matter carefully, because I had experience of this train both last Monday and today? Last Monday a large number of passengers were left, and it is estimated that because of this changed position between 200 and 300 passengers could not get on to the 10 o'clock train from Liverpool and were unable to travel.
§ Mr. BarnesIf my hon. Friend sends me any particulars which he has I will certainly examine them. Sometimes we can deal with these problems better than by question and answer.