HL Deb 05 February 1964 vol 255 cc238-44WA
LORD STONHAM

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will give a complete list to date of the railway lines and stations which have been the subject of closure applications by the British Railways Board since May 31, 1963, and, of those, separate lists showing those:—

(1) Which have been the subject of hearings of objections by Transport Users Consultative Committees;

(2) Which the Minister of Transport has:

  1. (a) approved for closure subject to certain specified conditions,
  2. (b) approved for closure, unconditionally,
  3. (c) declined to approve for closure.

EARL FERRERS

The following is the information:—

PROPOSALS FOR CLOSURES OF RAILWAY PASSENGER SERVICES OF WHICH NOTICE WAS GIVEN UNDER SECTION 56 OF THE TRANSPORT ACT, 1962, BETWEEN 1ST JUNE, 1963, AND 27TH JANUARY, 1964.

[The lists include proposals to withdraw stopping services from lines on which through services are not being withdrawn.]

(A) Proposals to which no objections were lodged.

  • Newcastle—Washington.
  • Flax Bourton Station, Somerset.

(B) Proposals to which objections have not yet been considered by the Transport Users Consultative Committees.

  • Widnes Loop.
  • St. Helens Shaw Street—Warrington Bank Quay.
  • Manchester Piccadilly—Buxton.
  • Buxton—Miller's Dale.
  • Blackpool North—Fleetwood.
  • Liverpool Exchange—Wigan Wall-gate.
  • Birmingham New Street—Sutton Park—Walsall.
  • Stafford—Wellington.
  • Wellington—Shrewsbury.
  • Wolverhampton High Level—Burton-on-Trent.
  • Nuneaton Trent Valley—Coventry—Leamington Spa.
  • Stourbridge—Worcester—Hereford.
  • Leeds—Knottingley.
  • Bradford Exchange—Batley—Wakefield.
  • Leeds Central—Castleford Central—Pontefract.
  • York—Hull.
  • Leeds City — Shipley — Bradford Forster Square.
  • Leeds City and Bradford Forster Square—Ilkley—Skipton.
  • Leeds and Bradford Forster Square—Keighley—Skipton.
  • Blackpool Central station, Lancs.
  • Liverpool Lime Street—St. Helens—Wigan North Western.
  • Woodhead station, Derbyshire.
  • Walsall—Rugely Trent Valley.
  • Selby—Driffield.
  • Monkseaton—Newbiggin.
  • Newcastle—Newbiggin.
  • Newsham—Blyth.
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  • Darlington — Barnard Castle — Middleton-in-Teesdale.
  • Newcastle-on-Tyne — Riverside — Tynemouth.
  • Cambridge—St. Ives—March.
  • Wolverton—Newport Pagnell.
  • Castlethorpe station, Bucks.
  • Roade station, Northants.
  • Nottingham Midland—Worksop.
  • Three Bridges—Groombridge.
  • Shoreham-by-sea—Christ's Hospital.
  • Christ's Hospital—Guildford.
  • Eridge—Hailsham.
  • Didcot—Swindon.
  • Bristol Temple Meads—Portishead.
  • Swindon — Kemble — Gloucester Central.
  • Plymouth—Penzance.
  • St. Budeaux—Plymouth.
  • Lostwithiel—Fowey.
  • Bath—Swindon.
  • Halwill—Torrington.
  • Kingskerswell station, Devon.
  • Dunstable North—Hatfield.
  • East Brixton station, London.
  • Dumfries—Kirkcudbright.
  • Ballinluig—Aberfeldy.
  • Thornton—Crail—Dundee.
  • Aberdeen—Inverurie.
  • Aberdeen—Keith—Elgin.
  • Banff—Tillynaught.
  • Glasgow—Dumfries—Carlisle.
  • Aviemore—Forres.
  • Inverness—Elgin.
  • Dalwhinnie—Inverness.
  • Aviemore—Craigellackie—Elgin.
  • Dalnaspidal station, Perthshire.
  • Inverness—Wick/Thurso.
  • Inverness—Kyle of Lochalsh.
  • Aberdeen—Ballater.
  • Dumfries—Stranraer.
  • Ayr—Stranraer.
  • Lanark—Muirkirk.
  • Oban—Connel Ferry—Ballachulish.
  • Fort William—Mallaig.
  • Edinburgh Princes Street—Glasgow Central.
  • Hamilton—Strathaven/Coalburn.
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  • Glasgow Central—Carlisle.
  • Killin Junction—Killin.
  • Edinburgh Princes Street—Carstairs—Lanark.
  • Coatbridge—Dumbarton.
  • Perth—Blair Atholl—Struan.
  • Bangor—Amlwch.
  • Ruabon—Barmouth.
  • Bala Junction—Bala.
  • Llandudno—Blaenau Ffestiniog.
  • Bangor—Afon Wen.
  • Wakefield—Goole.
  • Bristol Temple Meads—Clifton Down—Pilning.
  • Bristol Temple Meads—Avonmouth Dock.
  • British Temple Meads—Patchway—Pilning.
  • Didcot—Oxford—Leamington Spa.
  • Oxford—Worcester Shrub Hill.
  • Stratford-upon-Avon—Honeybourne.
  • Rossett station, Denbigh.
  • Witham—Maldon East.
  • Darlington—Bishop Auckland—Crook.
  • Leicester London Road—Burton-on-Trent.
  • Derby Midland—Sheffield Midland.
  • Nottingham Midland — Sheffield Midland.
  • Stirling—Alloa—Kinross—Perth.
  • Edinburgh—Kingsknowe.
  • Edinburgh—Musselburgh.
  • Cheltenham Spa—Swansea High Street.
  • †Exminster station, Devon.

(C) Proposals to which objections have been considered by the Transport Users Consultative Committees

  • Mow Cop and Scholar Green station, Cheshire.
  • Workington—Penrith.
  • Carlisle—Hellifield.
  • Carlisle—Silloth.
  • *Glazebrook—Stockport Tiviot Dale.
  • Manchester Exchange—Tyldesley—Wigan North Western.
  • Manchester Victoria—Middleton.
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  • Southport Chapel Street—Preston.
  • Southport Chapel Street—Crossens.
  • *Wigan Central—Glazebrook.
  • Spon Lane station, Staffs.
  • Leek—Uttoxeter.
  • Walsall—Dudley.
  • Swan Village—Great Bridge.
  • Dudley—Old Hill.
  • *Gloucester Central—Hereford.
  • Worcester Shrub Hill—Bromyard.
  • Ettingshall Road and Bilston station, Staffs.
  • *Hull—Withernsea.
  • Hull—Hornsea.
  • Leeds Central—Pudsey—Bradford Exchange.
  • Selby—Goole.
  • Sunderland — Durham — Bishop Auckland.
  • Sunderland—West Hartlepool.
  • *Darlington—Richmond.
  • Wivenhoe—Brightlingsea.
  • North Walsham—Mundesley-on-sea.
  • Dereham—Wells-next-the-Sea.
  • Swaffham—Thetford.
  • *Audley End—Bartlow.
  • Buckingham—Bletchley.
  • Derby Friargate — Nottingham Victoria.
  • Northampton Castle—Peterborough East.
  • Wellingborough Midland Road—Northampton Castle.
  • New Holland—Barton-on-Humber.
  • Cleethorpes—New Holland.
  • Cleethorpes—Immingham Dock.
  • *Lincoln Central—Woodhall Junction—Firsby.
  • *Banbury—Woodford Halse.
  • Salisbury—Fordingbridge—Bournemouth.
  • Crowhurst—Bexhill West.
  • Hurstbourne station, Hants.
  • Brockenhurst—Ringwood—Bournemouth.

† No objection yet lodged.

* T.U.C.C. report not yet received.

  • Andover Junction—Romsey.
  • Knowle Halt, Hants.
  • Taunton—Barnstaple Junction.
  • Tiverton Junction—Tiverton.
  • Taunton—Exeter St. Davids.
  • Taunton—Yeovil Pen Mill.
  • Bristol Temple Meads—Bath (Green Park).
  • Bath (Green Park)—Bournemouth West.
  • *Berkeley Road—Lydney Town.
  • Highbridge—Evercreech Junction.
  • Puxton and Worle Station, Somerset.
  • Taunton—Weston-Super-Mare.
  • St. Margarets—Buntingford.
  • *Harrow and Wealdstone—Belmont.
  • *Watford Junction—Croxley Green.
  • *West Drayton and Yiewsley—Staines West.
  • Craigendoran——Arrochar.
  • Edinburgh Waverley—Dunbar.
  • Aberdeen—Fraserburgh.
  • Fraserburgh—St. Combs.
  • Kilmarnock—Ayr.
  • Langholm—Riddings Junction — Carlisle.
  • Maud—Peterhead.
  • Gleneagles—Crieff—Comrie.
  • St. Boswells—Berwick-upon-Tweed.
  • Kilmarnock—Ardrossan.
  • Edinburgh Waverley—Berwick-upon-Tweed.
  • Ayr—Dalmellington.
  • Kilmarnock—Darvel.
  • Elgin—Lossiemouth.
  • *Glasgow Queen Street—Kirkintilloch.
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  • Carmarthen—Aberystwyth.
  • Swansea—Fishguard/Pembroke Dock/Milford Haven/Neyland.
  • *Worcester Shrub Hill—Gloucester East Gate—Bristol Temple Meads.

(D) Proposals to which consent given subject to the provision of additional or improved bus services.

  • Kemble—Tetbury.
  • Kemble—Cirencester.
  • Sheringham—Melton Constable.
  • Stoke-on-Trent—Silverdale.
  • Middlesbrough—Guisborough.
  • Porth—Maerdy.
  • Barry—Bridgend.
  • Cardiff Clarence Road—Cardiff General.
  • Caerphilly—Senghenydd.
  • Trentham Station, Staffs.

(E) Proposals to which consent given subject to notification of changes in existing bus and/or rail services.

  • Kidsgrove—Etruria (Stoke Loop).
  • Normacot station, Staffs.
  • Abercynon—Aberdare.
  • Leeds City—Wetherby—Harrogate.
  • Wetherby—Church Fenton.

*T.U.C.C. report not yet received.

(F) Proposals to which consent refused.

  • Cardiff—Coryton.

NOTE—No unconditional consents have been given.

House adjourned at four minutes past eight o'clock.