Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Minister of Transport what were the total numbers of concrete and wooden sleepers, respectively, in use in each of the regions of British Railways at the most recent date on which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in the same months in 1962 and 1957.
§ Mr. John MorrisIt is not the practice to provide statistical information relating to nationalised industries except for the country as a whole. The Railways Board inform me that the total number of sleepers in use was:
Date Number of concrete sleepers Number of wooden sleepers 1st January, 1967 7,920,752 72,719,548 1st January, 1962 3,913,720 99,339,780 1st January, 1957 2,160,160 105,948,840