§ Sir WILLIAM BULLasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will consider the advisability of completing the (nearly complete) route of the extension of the Central London Railway to Ealing, thereby giving an alternative route from Acton and Ealing, and thereby relieving the desperate overcrowding on the District and Tube railways; and will he also consider whether he can arrange so that the Metropolitan trains can once more run to the Grove station at Hammersmith, and thence by steam trains over the South Western route to Turnham Green and Richmond, thereby relieving the District Richmond route?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI am making inquiries into the matters referred to, and will inform the right hon. Gentleman of the result.
Sir F. HALLasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the great inconvenience caused to passengers living on the line between Nun head and the 975W Crystal Palace; and when the stations between these two places will be reopened for passenger traffic?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI am making inquiries into this matter, and will let the hon. and gallant Member know the result as soon as possible.
§ Major PRESCOTTasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the inadequacy of the existing tramway service between Finsbury Park and Edmonton; and if representations have been made to the Metropolitan Electric Tramways, Limited, to improve the traveling facilities at the earliest possible date, and with what result?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANMy attention had not previously been called to this particular matter. I am communicating with the tramways company in regard to it; but the hon. and gallant Member is, no doubt, aware of the difficulties in the way of providing satisfactory conveyance facilities for the public in the Metropolitan area under existing conditions.
§ Major PRESCOTTasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps will be taken to secure that the tramway services of the London County Council and of the Metropolitan Electric Tramways, Limited, shall be co-ordinated go as to avoid a change of cars at Stamford Hill at the boundaries of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney and the urban district of Tottenham?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI am making inquiries in regard to this matter, and will let the hon. and gallant Gentleman know the result.
§ Major PRESCOTTasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the travelling facilities on the Great Eastern Railway between Liverpool Street and Enfield are inadequate; and whether he will take appropriate action with a view to improving the service on this suburban railway at an early date, to meet the requirements of larger working-class populations?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI am communicating with the Great Eastern Railway Company on this matter, and I will let the hon. and gallant Gentleman know the result.