HC Deb 19 December 1973 vol 866 c316W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is aware that British Rail has been permitting its trains to travel with passengers and freight without a speedometer; and whether he will cause an investigation to be made into the safety of this practice.

Mr. Peyton

The Railway Inspectorate has no evidence that the lack of a speedometer has been a contributory factor in any accident which it has investigated.

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