HC Deb 03 August 1976 vol 916 c734W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many miles of railway lines were closed between October 1951 and October 1964, November 1964 and June 1970, July 1970 and February 1974, and March 1974 and the present time.

Mr. Marks

The information is only available for calendar years and is as follows:

Year Passenger and Freight Route Miles Closed
1951 117
1952 90
1953 56
1954 72
1955 91
1956 40
1957 64
1958 118
1959 289
1960 137
1961 170
1962 137
1963 501
1964 1,005
1965 1,067
1966 1,127
1967 562
1968 748
1969 405
1970 310
1971 161
1972 120
1973 118
1974 61
1975 31