Earl of Dalkeithasked the Minister of Transport what estimate he has made, in considering the application for closure of the line now before him, of the volume of freight that will be carried annually on the Waverley railway line following the implementation of the Transport Bill.
§ Mr. CarmichaelThe closure proposal made by the Railways Board, to which my right hon. Friend announced his consent on 15th July, 1968, was for the withdrawal of passenger services. It is, statutorily, for the Railways Board to decide on the future of freight services on this line, but in reaching a decision my right hon. Friend did not, of course, disregard the extent of this freight traffic.