§ Mr. J. E. B. Hillasked the Minister of Transport if he will list the railway workshops, showing the function of each and the total numbers employed at each as at October, 1964 and 1st March, 1969.
§ Mr. MarshThe British Railways Board have supplied the following information, covering their main workshops organisation:
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Staff Numbers Location Function 1st October, 1964 1st March, 1969 Horwich Repair of carriages and wagons. Manufacture and repair of containers and wagon sheets 2,784 2,566 Inverurie Repair of locomotives, carriages and wagons 604 544 Shildon New build and repair of wagons 2,474 2,676 Swindon Repair of locomotives, carriages and wagons 5,887 4,628 Temple Mills Repair of wagons and containers 550 427 Wolverton Repair of carriages 2,865 2,432 York New build and repair of carriages 2,124 2,523 Worcester and † Newcastle Manufacture and repair of wagon sheets 212 40 OTHER WORKSHOPS Bromsgrove Repair of wagons 6 Closed 3rd October, 1964 Darlington Repair of locomotives 1,603 Closed 2nd April, 1966 Earlestown Repair of wagons 41 Closed 30th September, 1964 Lancing Repair of carriages 618 Closed 30th June, 1965 Townhill Repair of wagons 127 Transferred to Scottish Region July, 1968 Grand Staff Total. 46,722 38,862 * Including Cowlairs (Closed March, 1968). † Newcastle (Closed March, 1967).