§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Transport what sums were expended on the electrification of railways from 1974 onwards in Wales, Scotland, and England, respectively.
§ Mr. FowlerExpenditure by the British Railways Board on major electrification schemes since 1974 has been as follows: 453W
Fixed Investment £ million Rolling Stock £million England 1. Great Northern Suburban, Kings Cross and Moorgate to Hertford and Royston 27 39 2. Moorgate and St. Pancras to Bedford (Work in progress) 21 (to date) 9 (to date) 3. Merseyside Loop and Link 44 — Scotland 4. Clyderail 29.5 9 The figures are at outturn prices and are therefore not strictly comparable. In the case of (3) and (4), fixed investment includes work on tunneling and/or station construction.
There are at present no electrified lines in Wales.