§ 110. Mr. Pearsonasked the Minister of Transport what number of railway branch lines for passenger services in Wales and Monmouthshire have been closed, or are in the course of being closed since 1949; upon how many occasions has the Transport Users' Consultative Committee heard objections to the closing down proposals; and in how many instances the consultative committees objected against the Railway Executive's proposals.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe British Transport Commission have authorised the closing of 12 railway branch lines for passenger services in Wales and Monmouthshire since the end of 1949. On 13 occasions the Transport Users' Consultative Committee for Wales have heard objections in respect of six of these proposals. In all these cases they endorsed the Railway Executive's proposals.