§ 67. Sir W. Wakefieldasked the Minister of Transport the mileage of tram tracks in the London area at the end of the war; the mileage removed; and the weight and value of the resulting scrap metal.
Mr. BraithwaiteThere were about 185 miles of tram track in the Administrative County of London at the end of the war. Sixty miles have been removed to date. The weight of scrap metal recovered is 17,892 tons and the value based on current controlled prices is about £125,000 delivered at steel works.