HC Deb 19 May 1938 vol 336 cc606-7W
Brigadier-General Brown

asked the Minister of Transport how many casualties have occurred on the Southern Railway owing to the electrification of the live rail since the beginning of this year; and how many miles of the new protective fencing, which they promised him to put up, has been completed?

Mr. Burgin:

No one has been killed by contact with the live rail of the Southern Railway Company's lines since the beginning of the year, and the only member of the public injured in this way was a child who gained access to the line from a level crossing.

I am informed by the company that at the end of April 12 miles of the new diamond mesh had been erected and a further 37 miles were in hand.