§ Mr. John Leeasked the Minister of Transport what is the number of steam locomotives still operating on British Railways and their distribution by regions; and if she will state the dates by which all such locomotives will have been withdrawn from operation.
§ Mr. John MorrisIt would be contrary to established practice to provide statistics of this kind on other than a national basis. The number of steam locomotives operating on British Railways at the end of last year was 1,686, The Railways Board expects them all to have been withdrawn by the end of 1968.