§ Commander Purseyasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will give a general direction to the British Transport Commission not to buy any more railway wagons which are fitted with a continental screw coupling, in view of the fact that 135 have been standing in sidings off the Hull to Barnsley line for more than 12 months.
§ Mr. Masonasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will give a general direction to the British Transport Commission not to purchase wagons unsuitably designed for immediate use, in view of the many new wagons standing idle in sidings gradually deteriorating and in need of many modifications before they can be put to productive use.
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§ Mr. WatkinsonThe design and purchase of wagons are matters of day-to-day management for which the British Transport Commission is responsible, and I do not think I should issue any direction. The Commission informs me that it is at present negotiating with traders on the future use of the very small number of mineral wagons which are at present not in service.