HC Deb 08 November 1966 vol 735 c276W
Mr. Galbraith

asked the Minister of Transport if she will list the railway workshops, showing the function of each and the total numbers employed in each on 1st November, 1966.

Mr. Swingler

Following is the information:

Railway Board's Annual Report for 1965. At the end of 1965 there were 10,896 miles of line carrying passenger services and 4,036 miles carrying freight only. With regard to the second part of the Question, particulars of the shape and size of the basic network will be published soon, as promised in the White Paper on Transport Policy (Cmnd. 3057).

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