§ 44. Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Transport, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Coatbridge and Airdrie on 10 December, Official Report, c. 689, when he expects to be in a position to decide how the prototype advanced passenger train performs in the commercial field on the London to Glasgow route.
§ Mr. FowlerI shall not be able to see how the APT prototypes perform in commercial service on the London to Glasgow route until some time after their introduction.I understand from the Railways Board that at present there is no firm date for this.