§ Mr. CLOUGHasked the Minister of Transport if the railway companies are now reintroducing facilities for the public to engage special trains; and whether these will be within the reach of working-class organisations anxious to arrange outings on pre-war lines?
§ Sir E. GEDDESThe ability of the various companies to run special trains varies according to their position, particularly as regards locomotive power; but, as I have several times stated in reply to questions, owing to the position of the railways as a whole, I can hold out little hope of the restoration of cheap travelling facilities this year.