§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the level of investment by British Rail for each year from 1978 to 1988; what percentage was invested in the east coast line during each of those years; and what percentage of the east coast investment in each year was spent on(a) electrification and (b) existing stock and system improvement.
§ Mr. PortilloThe level of investment by British Rail for each year from 1978 to 1988 is as follows:
Year £ million1 1978 421 1979 433 1980 449 1981 373 1982 311 1983 302 1984–85 2448 1985–86 427 1986–87 414 1987–88 517 1 £ million at 1988–89 prices. 2 15-month accounting period. It is not possible to provide percentages for the level of investment in the east coast main line during each of those years. Examples of major investment projects on that line approved in recent years include:
£ million1 Electrification infrastructure 238.9 New traction and rolling stock 168.8 York area resignalling 20.9 Newcastle area resignalling 35.1 1 £ million (Q1 1989 prices). There have also been numerous small schemes.