§ Sir R. Youngasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport how many trains from Paddington and from Waterloo Stations to Reading run per weekday; and how many of them carry first-class passengers and, if possible, the number of such passengers by each route?
§ Colonel LlewellinFrom Paddington, 35 trains run per week-day to Reading. Of these, 22 which proceed to destinations beyond Reading carry first-class passengers. The average daily number of such passengers is 972. From Waterloo, 23 trains run to Reading daily; on all these there is first-class accommodation. On the 24th October when a count was taken 152 first-class passengers travelled to destinations on this route.