§ Mr. Moateasked the Minister of Transport if he will list the number of miles of railway closures that have taken place under each Government since 1945.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThis information is only readily available in calendar years from 1951 and is as follows:
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Passenger and Freight Route, Miles closed Year 1951 117 1952 90 1953 56 1954 72 1955 91 1956 40 1957 64 1958 118 1959 289 1960 137 1961 170 1962 437 1963 501 1964 1,005 1965 1,067 1966 1,127 1967 562 1968 748 1969 405 1970 310 1971 161 1972 120 1973 118 1974 61 1975 38 1976 73 1977 33 1978 48 receiver managing the contract, the latter estimated at £20,000–£30,000.