§ Mr. Roperasked the Secretary of State for Transport what part of the £56 million of British Railway's infrastructure costs in 1976 that related to freight was attributable to (a) sidings and (b) routes 437W that were open to freight but not passenger traffic.
§ Mr. William RodgersBritish Rail's infrastructure costs related to freight in 1976 were in fact £64 million, of which £5 million was related to sidings, loops, connections etc., and £33 million to routes that were open to freight but not passenger traffic.