§ 72. Mr. Woodburnasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation to what extent problems of signalling in fog, controlled heating of trains, etc., with the possible use of new and automatic devices, have been submitted for study by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research or other official scientific research organisations; and what progress has been made.
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§ Mr. NugentProblems of signalling in fog are studied directly by the railway engineers concerned assisted by the Commission's own Research Organisation and their suppliers of equipment. Many other problems of applied research connected with railways are also examined by this organisation who keep in close touch with all the appropriate industrial research associations as well as with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Ministry of Supply and the Admiralty. Useful progress is being made as a result of this continuous collaboration.