§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Transport how much money has been spent on the repair and maintenance of railway track in each year since 1977, at constant prices.
£ million 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Earthworks, bridges, tunnels & other works 72.1 87.0 92.2 78.9 73.2 75.7 95.2 Permanent Way 382.6 405.5 377.9 389.0 374.6 359.0 381.0 Electric Track Equipment 33.3 36.0 36.2 37.3 35.7 34.0 32.9 Miscellaneous 3.8 5.8 7.2 5.5 5.6 6.0 7.7 Total 491.8 534.3 513.5 510.7 489.1 474.7 516.8