§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Transport what consultations she has had concerning the British Railways Board's plan to provide a freight liner railway service between Aberdeen and London; whether she has yet given her consent for the increased capital expenditure involved; and what is the date proposed for the beginning of this service.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe £6.7 million already authorised for capital investment in Stage I of the freight liner project provides for a terminal at Aberdeen. The Railways Board has told my right hon. Friend that it hopes to start a freight liner service between Aberdeen and London towards the end of this year.