§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on the present blockage of the Kyle of Lochalsh railway line, indicating the anticipated date of reopening and the cost of making it safe.
§ Mr. MurrayThe Railways Board informs me that the line was blocked on 2nd November by a landslide 1½ miles west of Attadale. The date of reopening the line depends to some extent on the weather, but train services between Strathcarron and Kyle of Lochalsh are 39W likely to remain suspended for at least a further two weeks. Meanwhile passengers and freight are being carried by road. No estimate of the cost of unblocking the line is available at present.