RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION SCHEMES

HC Deb 18 February 1949 vol 461 cc214-5W

Mr. Ernest Davies

asked the Minister of Transport if he will name the railway electrification schemes undertaken since V.J. Day; and give in each case the

Scheme	Opened for traffic or *anticipated date of opening	Route Mileage	Cost exclusive of Rolling Stock
London Transport Executive
Eastern Extension of Central Line
Liverpool Street—Sratford	4.12.46	4.2	£10,820,000
Stratford—Leytonstone	5. 5.47	2.3
Leytonstone—Newbury Park and Woodford	14.12.47	7.0
Newbury Park—Hainault	31. 5.48	1.9
Woodford—Loughton and Northern half of Fairlop Loop to Hainault	21.11.48	5.7
Loughton to Epping	*August, 1949	4.9
Western Extension of Central Line
North Acton to Greenford	30. 6.47	3.7	£2,640,000
Greenford to West Ruislip	21.11.48	4.4
Railway Executive
Liverpool Street—Shenfield	*End of 1949	23	No final coasts can yet be given as negotiations with regard to the revision of prices based on pre-war tenders are in hand.
Manchester—Wath—Sheffield	*End of 1952	75
A considerable part of the costs quoted was incurred at pre-war rates and prices.