§ 67. Mr. Websterasked the Minister of Transport what estimate she has made of the amount of coal to be carried on British Railways in the 1970s when deciding to stabilise the railway network at 11,000 miles.
§ Mrs. CastleIn deciding on the proposed railway network, full account was taken of the likely future output of coal and of the amount of coal likely to be conveyed by rail. The estimates used were those quoted in the National Plan brought up to date.