HC Deb 07 December 1973 vol 865 c489W
Mr. Biffen

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what studies have been made to assess the relative oil consumption of road haulage and railways in the transport of freight; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peyton

There have been a number of studies of fuel consumption by various transport modes. Whether, in particular instances, road or rail freight is the more economical of fuel depends on many factors, not least on what is being transported and where it is going.