29. Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Minister of Transport how many miles of railway track are electrified at present; and how many additional miles of track will be electrified in 1970.
§ Mr. Murray1,986 route miles on British Railways. There are no electrification schemes at present approved or under construction which will come into operation in 1970.
§ 41. Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Transport how many miles of railway have been electrified in Wales and England, respectively, and at what cost; and what plans he has approved for railway electrification in the future.
§ Mr. MurrayThere are 1,986 electrified route miles in the British Railways system as a whole, of which all but the Glasgow suburban lines are in England.
Since nationalisation, about £240 million have been spent on electrification in England. There are at present no proposed electrification schemes which have received Ministerial approval.