§ Mr. Darlingasked the Minister of Transport how many qualified traffic engineers are employed in his Department
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TRAIN ACCIDENTS AND CASULATIES, 1948–1958 Year Number of Accidents Casualties Killed Injured Passengers Railway Servants Other Persons (a) Passengers Railway Servants Other Persons (a) 1948 … … 1,293 39 14 21 603 100 46 1949 … … 1,176 — 6 6 559 93 44 1950 … … 1,156 11 8 21 448 83 40 1951 … … 1,280 43 4 8 764 148 39 1952(b) … … 1,243 111 9 13 1,150 113 39 1953 … … 1,123 22 7 19 475 91 42 1954 … … 1,197 — 1 14 486 85 43 1955 … … 1,156 40 8 11 759 91 66 1956 … … 1,226 — 3 15 474 78 38 1957(c) … … 1,205 92 4 16 833 99 30 1958 … … 1,186 18 5 13 1,004 118 47 (a) "Other Persons" consist mainly of persons killed or injured through collisions of trains with road vehicles a level crossings. Trespassers, suicides and attempted suicides are not included. (b) Includes 108 passengers and 4 Railway servants killed and 333 Passengers and 7 Railway Servants Injured in double collision at Harrow and Wealdstone on 8th October, 1952. (c) Includes 89 Passengers and 1 Railway Servant killed and 172 Passengers and 4 Railway Servants injured in the collision at St. Johns, Lewisham, on 4th December, 1957. to assess traffic trends and the road developments required throughout the country to meet future needs.
§ Mr. MarplesThere are 14 engineers employed in the Headquarters of my Department in a Traffic Engineering Branch whose work includes studies of the kind referred to. They are all qualified as civil or electrical engineers by corporate membership of the recognised professional institutions.