§ Mr. Bradleyasked the Minister of Transport how many of the new proposals for complete closure of a further 400 railway route miles carrying passenger traffic, referred to in paragraph 20 of Command Paper No. 3057, have been published; which routes were affected; and what was the route mileage involved in each case.
§ Mrs. CastleNo such new proposals have yet been published under Section 56 of the Transport Act, 1962. But the Railways Board have published under Section 54 of the Act advance notice of plans for discontinuing passenger services on the Hull-Bridlington-Scarborough line and the Whitland-Pembroke Dock line. The first involves the withdrawal of passenger services from about 51 route miles, of which 20 miles are proposed for complete closure. The second involves the complete closure of about 28 route miles.