§ LORD STONHAMasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will give a complete list to date of the railway lines and stations which have been the subject of closure applications by the British Railways Board since 31st May 1963, and of those separate lists showing those:—
- (1) which have been the subject of hearings of objections by Transport Users Consultative Committees;
- (2) which the Minister of Transport has:
- (a) approved for closure subject to certain specified conditions;
1319 - (b) approved for closure unconditionally;
- (c) declined to approve for closure.
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (LORD CHESHAM)The following is the information:—
PROPOSALS FOR CLOSURES OF RAILWAY PASSENGER SERVICES OF WHICH NOTICE WAS GIVEN UNDER SECTION 56 OF THE TRANSPORT ACT 1962 BETWEEN 1ST JUNE 1963 AND 30TH APRIL 1964.
(The lists include proposals to withdraw stopping services from lines on which through services are not being withdrawn.)
(A) Proposals to which no objections were lodged
Newcastle—Washington.
Flax Bourton station, Somerset.
Exminster station, Devon.
(B) Proposals to which objections have not yet been considered by the Transport Users Consultative Committees
Manchester Piccadilly—Buxton.
Buxton—Miller's Dale.
Liverpool Exchange—Wigan Wallgate.
York—Hull.
Leeds City—Shipley—Bradford Forster Square.
Leeds City and Bradford Forster Square—Ilkley—Skipton.
Leeds and Bradford Forster Square—Keighley—Skipton.
Liverpool Lime Street—St. Helens—Wigan North Western.
Selby—Driffield.
Newcastle-on-Tyne—Riverside—Tyne-mouth.
Three Bridges—Groombridge.
Eridge—Hailsham.
Bath—Swindon.
Halwill—Torrington.
Kingskerswell station, Devon.
Dumfries—Kirkcudbright.
Glasgow—Dumfries—Carlisle.
Aviemore—Forres.
Inverness—Elgin.
Dalwhinnie—Inverness.
Aviemore—Craigellachie—Elgin.
Dalnaspidal station, Perthshire.
Aberdeen—Ballater.
Lanark—Muirkirk.
Oban—Connel Ferry—Ballachulish.
Fort William—Mallaig.
Edinburgh Princes Street—Glasgow Central.
Hamilton—Strathaven/Coalburn.
Glasgow Central—Carlisle.
Killin Junction—Killin.
Edinburgh Princes Street—Carstairs—Lanark.
Coatbridge—Dumbarton.
Llandudno—Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Bristol Temple Meads—Avonmouth Dock.
Bristol Temple Meads—Patchway—Pilning
Bristol Temple Meads—Clifton Down—Pilning.
Oxford—Worcester Shrub Hill.
Stratford-upon-Avon—Honeybourne.
1320WADerby Midland—Sheffield Midland.
Nottingham Midland—Sheffield Midland.
Pye Bridge—Kirkby-in-Ashfield East.
Sunderland—South Shields.
Malton—Whitby.
Middlesbrough—Whitby—Scarborough.
Huddersfield—Clayton West/Penistone.
Bradford Exchange—Mirfield—Hudders-field.
Bradford Exchange—Halifax—Hudders-field.
Oxford—Bletchley—Cambridge.
Peterborough—Grimsby.
Firsby—Skegness.
Willoughby—Mablethorpe.
Manchester Central—Chinley—Derby Midland.
Lincoln Central—Barnetby.
Lincoln Central—Grantham.
Ryde Pier Head—Ventnor/Cowes.
Okehampton—Bude.
Halwill—Wadebridge.
Brent station, Devon.
Croxley Green—Bushey and Oxhey.
Manchester Piccadilly—Glossop/Hadfield.
Manchester Victoria—Bury Bolton Street.
Liverpool Central—Gateacre—Warrington.
Lancaster Castle/Lancaster Green Ayre—Heysham.
Liverpool Lime Street—Chester General.
Crewe—Chester General.
Glasgow Buchanan Street—Stirling—Oban.
Greenhill station, Stirling.
Whitchurch—Welshpool.
Llanymynech—Llanfyllin.
(C) Proposals to which objections have been considered by the Transport Users Consultative Committees
Mow Cop and Scholar Green station, Cheshire.
Workington—Penrith.
Carlisle—Hellifield.
Glazebrook—Stockport Tiviot Dale.
Manchester Exchange—Tyldesley.—Wigan North Western.
Manchester Victoria—Middleton.
Southport Chapel Street—Preston.
Southport Chapel Street—Crossens.
Wigan Central—Glazebrook.
Leek—Uttoxeter.
Gloucester Central—Hereford.
Worcester Shrub Hill—Bromyard.
Hull—Withernsea.
Hull—Hornsea.
Darlington—Richmond.
North Walsham—Mundesley-on-Sea.
Audley End—Bartlow.
Buckingham—Bletchley.
Derby Friargate—Nottingham Victoria.
New Holland—Barton-on-Humber.
Cleethorpes—New Holland.
Cleethorpes—Immingham Dock.
Lincoln Central—Woodhall Junction—Firsby.
Banbury—Woodford Halse.
Andover Junction—Romsey.
Taunton—Barnstaple Junction.
Tiverton Junction—Tiverton.
Taunton—Exeter St. Davids.
Bristol Temple Meads—Bath (Green Park).
Bath (Green Park)—Bournemouth West.
Berkeley Road—Lydney Town.
Highbridge—Evercreech Junction.
Taunton—Weston-super-Mare.
1321WASt. Margarets—Buntingford.
*Harrow and Wealdstone—Belmont.
*Watford Junction—Croxley Green.
West Drayton and Yiewsley—Staines West.
Aberdeen—Fraserburgh.
Maud—Peterhead.
Gleneagles—Crieff—Comrie.
Glasgow Queen Street—Kirkintilloch.
Carmarthen—Aberystwyth.
Worcester Shrub Hill—Gloucester East Gate—Bristol Temple Meads.
*Darlington—Bishop Auckland—Crook.
*Monkseaton—Newbiggin.
*Newcastle—Newbiggin.
*Newsham—Blyth.
Darlington—Barnard Castle—Middleton-in-Teesdale.
Leeds City—Knottingley.
Bradford Exchange—Batley—Wakefield.
Wakefield—Goole.
*Leeds Central—Castleford Central—Pontefract.
*Cambridge—St. Ives—March.
Witham—Maldon East.
Castlethorpe station, Bucks.
Roade station, Northants.
Wolverton—Newport Pagnell.
Leicester London Road—Burton-on-Trent.
*Nottingham Midland—Worksop.
*Didcot—Oxford—Leamington Spa.
Shoreham by Sea—Christ's Hospital.
*Christ's Hospital—Guildford.
Didcot—Swindon.
Bristol Temple Meads—Portishead.
*Swindon—Kemble—Gloucester Central.
Plymouth—Penzance.
St. Budeaux—Plymouth.
Lostwithiel—Fowey.
Cheltenham Spa—Swansea High Street.
*Dunstable North—Hatfield.
*East Brixton station, London.
Widnes Loop.
St. Helens Shaw Street—Warrington Bank Quay.
Blackpool Central station, Lancs.
Woodhead station, Derbyshire.
Wolverhampton High Level—Burton-on-Trent.
Birmingham New Street—Sutton Park—Walsall.
*Blackpool North—Fleetwood.
Stafford—Wellington.
Wellington—Shrewsbury.
*Nuneaton (Trent Valley)—Coventry—Leamington Spa.
Stourbridge Junction—Worcester—Here-ford.
*Walsall—Rugeley (Trent Valley).
Stirling—Alloa—Kinross—Perth.
Edinburgh—Kingsknowe.
Edinburgh—Musselburgh.
Ballinluig—Aberfeldy.
Thornton—Crail—Dundee.
Aberdeen—Inverurie.
Aberdeen—Keith—Elgin.
Banff—Tillynaught.
Dumfries—Stranraer.
Ayr—Stranraer.
*Perth—Blair Athol—Struan.
Bangor—Amlwch.
Ruabon—Barmouth.
Rossett station, Denbighshire.
1322WABala Junction—Bala.
Bangor—Afon Wen.
* T.U.C.C. Report not yet received by Minister.
(D) Proposals to which consent given subject to the provision of additional or improved alternative services.
Kemble—Tetbury.
Kemble—Cirencester.
Sheringham—Melton Constable.
Stoke-on-Trent—Silverdale.
Middlesbrough—Guisborough.
Porth—Maerdy.
Barry—Bridgend.
Cardiff Clarence Road—Cardiff General.
Caerphilly—Senghenydd.
Trentham station, Staffs.
Selby—Goole.
†Swansea—Fishguard/Pembroke Dock/Milford Haven/Neyland (Johnson—Neyland and Swansea—Milford Haven sections).
Carlisle—Silloth.
Sunderland—Durham—Bishop Auckland.
Swaffham—Thetford.
Salisbury—Fordingbridge—Bournemouth.
Brockenhurst—Ringwood—Bournemouth.
Taunton—Yeovil Pen Mill.
Edinburgh Waverley—Dunbar.
Langholm—Riddings Junction—Carlisle.
Edinburgh Waverley—Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Craigendoran—Arrochar.
Fraserburgh—St. Combs.
St. Boswells—Berwick-upon-Tweed
Kilmarnock—Ardrossan.
Wivenhoe—Brightlingsea.
Dereham—Wells-next-the-Sea.
Northampton Castle—Peterborough East.
Wellingborough Midland Road—Northampton Castle.
Crowhurst—Bexhill West.
Leeds Central—Pudsey—Bradford Exchange.
Ettingshall Road and Bilston station, Staffs.
Walsall—Dudley.
† Consent refused to closure of certain stations listed in section (F).
(E) Proposals to which consent given subject to notification of changes in existing bus and! or rail services.
Kidsgrove—Etruria (Stoke Loop).
Normacot station, Staffs.
Abercynon—Aberdare.
Leeds City—Wetherby—Harrogate.
Wetherby—Church Fenton.
† Swansea—Fishguard/Pembroke Dock/Milford Haven/Neyland (Clarbeston Road—Fishguard Harbour and Whitland—Pembroke Dock sections).
Sunderland —West Hartlepool.
Ayr—Dalmellington.
Kilmarnock—Darvel.
Elgin—Lossiemouth.
Hurstbourne station, Hants.
Knowle halt, Hants.
Puxton and Worle station, Somerset.
Spon Lane station, Staffs.
Swan Village—Great Bridge.
Dudley—Old Hill.
1323WA(F) Proposals to which consent refused.
Cardiff—Coryton.
Kilmarnock—Ayr.
Inverness—Wick—Thurso.
Inverness—Kyle of Lochalsh.
Gowerton North station, Glam.
Narberth station, Pembroke.
Lamphey station, Pembroke.
Clarbeston Road station, Pembroke.
Note—No unconditional consents have been given.
† Consent refused to closure of certain stations listed in section (F).