HC Deb 11 May 1977 vol 931 cc521-2W
34. Mr. David Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Transport on the basis of what information about the relative safety of the alternatives he arrived at his decision to approve the proposal of British Railways to install an automatic half-barrier installation on the level crossing at Bramley, Hampshire; and what powers he has to rescind his consent if shown to be based upon wrong information.

Mr. Horam

The relative safety of various methods of level crossing protection can be derived from the statistics of level crossing accidents published in the Annual Report on the Safety Record of the Railways in Great Britain. Under Section 66(7) of the British Transport Commission Act 1957 I have power to

Mr. William Rodgers

Full information is not readily available, but I understand that 832 miles have been closed to passenger services. 980 miles are still fully operational for freight and passenger services.

Mrs. Bain

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the level of investment in each British Railways region for each of the last five years.

Mr. William Rodgers

I understand from the British Railways Board that the following sums have been invested in rail services in each of their regions:

amend or revoke any level crossing order made under that Act.

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