§ Mr. Lomasasked the Minister of Transport how many accidents have occurred on British Rail during the last three years; and if she will show in table form the number of persons killed or injured; and the months and places where the accidents occurred; and how this number compares on a passenger mile basis with statistics in other countries available to her from international sources.
§ Mr. John MorrisTable A appended shows the number of Accidents on British Railways for the three years 1964–66. Information about the months in which, and places where, accidents occurred is 373W not readily available and would take a disproportionate time to obtain, but the Chief Inspecting Officer of Railways' Annual Reports show the Regions on which the accidents occurred.
GREAT BRITAIN TABLE A. ACCIDENTS TO TRAINS AND CASUALTIES INVOLVED Casualties Killed Injured* Year Accidents to trains Total of which passengers Total of which passengers 1964 … 1,209 30 5 341 244 1965 … 1,268 19 2 476 344 1966 … 1,358 14 — 370 252 * Includes all injuries whether serious or slight (e.g. shock).
TABLE B. NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS TO TRAINS AND CASUALTIES PER THOUSAND MILLION PASSENGER-MILES DURING 1965 Casualties per thousand million passenger-miles Killed Injured Country or Railway Accident to trains Total of which passengers Total of which passengers French National Railways 412 2.65 0.50 4.75 1.72 Netherlands 106 11.67 — 6.46 — German Federal Railways 1,114 5.86 0.33 24.18 12.18 Italian State Railways 81 1.39 0.30 2.79 1.09 Canadian National and Pacific Railways 641 2.28 — 5.62 1.06 Japanese National Railways 2,350 0.11 — 0.82 0.52 Great Britain 1,268 0.88 0.09 21.94 15.85 None of these figures are strictly comparable because of difference in definitions.