§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many people are now employed by British Rail on railway operating duties; and how this compares with 1978.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe following information is provided in "Transport Statistics in Great Britain 1974–84" (table 3.8):
British Rail: Staff at end of year Thousands 1978 1984 Salaried: Administrative, technical and clerical 50.6 38.4 Police 1.8 1.7 All salaried 52.3 40.1 Wage Earning: Drivers 19.9 21.1 Other footplate staff 6.3 Guards and other train staff 12.6 11.0 Signalling staff 9.6 7.5 Staff employed in stations, yards and depots 26.9 20.2 Staff employed in carriage and wagon examination 2.2 1.3 Permanent way and signal telecommunications staff 27.9 26.1 Workshop staff (excluding BREL) 21.2 18.6 Miscellaneous wages staff 3.1 2.4 All wage earning 129.9 108.1 British Rail Engineering Ltd. 35.6 25.4 All 217.8 173.6 Alternative breakdowns of this information are a management matter for the British Railways Board.