Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Minister of Transport if she is aware that the report of her Department's chief inspecting officer in 1958 on the Lewisham train disaster recommended that super-bright tail lights be fitted to trains; and how many trains are now fitted with these lights.
§ Mr. CarmichaelThe report to which the hon. Member refers did not in fact include a recommendation in these terms. An improved tail light was however approved by the British Transport Commission in 1960, but the number of these lights now in service is not readily available.