§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of railway lines were closed between November 1964 and June 1970, July 1970 and February 1974 and since March 1974.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe information is available only for calendar years and is as follows:
Year Passenger and Freight Route Miles Closed 1964 … … … 1,005 1965 … … … 1,067 1966 … … … 1,127 1967 … … … 562 1968 … … … 748 1969 … … … 405 1970 … … … 310 1971 … … … 161 1972 … … … 120 1973 … … … 118 1974 … … … 37 1975 … … … 31 1976 … … … 69