§ Mr. P. Noel-Bakerasked the Minister of Transport what is the annual cost to the British Railways Board of maintaining and operating level crossings.
§ Mr. MarplesThe British Railway Board tells me that the annual cost of maintaining and operating public level crossings is about £2.6 million. No figure is available of the expenditure incurred by the Board in maintaining private level crossings.
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§ Mr. P. Noel-Bakerask the Minister of Transport how many level crossings are maintained by British Railways.
§ Mr. MarplesThe British Railways Board informs me that according to the latest available records the total number of level crossings maintained by it is 24,368.