HC Deb 20 February 1973 vol 851 cc68-9W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many miles of railway lines were closed between October 1959 and October 1964, between November 1964 and June 1970, and since July 1970.

Mr. Peyton

The only information readily available is in calendar year terms, as follows:

Route Miles
1960 to 1964 … … … 2,234
1965 to 1970 … … … 4,219
1970 to 1972 … … … 281