§ 78. Mr. Lubbockasked the Minister of Transport why he is paying grants under section 39(1) of the Transport Act 1968, individually in respect of London commuter services of the Eastern, London Midland and Western Regions of British Railways, but has treated the Southern Region's commuter network as an entity; and if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the calculation in respect of Southern Region.
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§ Mr. MarshThe three Railway Regions operating North of the Thames were able to identify and separately cost their loss-making commuter services. Because of the density and operational interworking of the Southern Region's commuter services, it is not possible to identify the deficit for each individual
GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 S.E. Area Total £000's S.W. Suburban £000's Central Suburban £000's S.E. Suburban £000's Portsmouth Direct £000's Movement Costs 24,856 3,495 3,388 4,794 2,049 Terminals 9,444 1,799 1,542 2,033 664 Track and Signalling 19,031 3,022 2,106 3,077 1,636 Interest and Administration 11,102 1,683 1,488 2,127 942 TOTAL COSTS 64,433 9,999 8,524 12,031 5,291 EARNINGS 55,597 7,771 5,864 9,133 6,761 Difference between costs and earnings -8,836 -2,228 -2,660 -2,898 + 1,470
GROUP 5 GROUP 6 GROUP 7 GROUP 8 S.E. Area Total £000's Waterloo Bournemouth Salisbury £000's London South Coast £000's Kent Coast M/L £000's Waterloo and City £000's Movement Costs 24,856 2,080 4,570 4,372 108 Terminals 9,444 600 1,199 1,558 49 Track and Signalling 19,031 1,627 3,299 4,220 44 Interest and Administration 11,102 866 1,971 1,983 42 TOTAL COSTS 64,433 5,173 11,039 12,133 243 EARNINGS 55,597 5,857 9,868 10,160 183 Difference between costs and earnings -8,836 + 684 -1,171 -1,973 -60