HC Deb 27 March 1979 vol 965 c154W
Mr. Adley

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how much was spent from Government funds on departmentally sponsored research into the proposed development of a coal-burning gas turbine locomotive; and when this research was commenced and ended.

Mr. Eadie

The Ministry of Fuel and Power sponsored research on a coal-fired gas turbine locomotive between 1951 and 1959. Information about the cost of this programme is no longer available.