HC Deb 29 June 1988 vol 136 cc272-4W
Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the average traffic load for all types of vehicle on each motorway in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Estimates of flow of traffic averaged across all sections of each motorway are as follows.

Motorway Average 24-hour flow for all motor vehicles (1987)
M1 62,600
M10 40,200
M11 37,900
M18 24,400
M180 14,600
M181 8,100
Motorway Average 24-hour flow for all motor vehicles (1987)
M2 34,200
M20 28,200
M23 48,200
M25 89,400
M26 27,200
M27 49,900
M271 28,600
M275 47,100
M3 49,700
M32 56,600
M4 53,000
M40 43,800
M41 41,800
M42 35,300
M45 7,900
M5 40,700
M50 14,300
M53 31,800
M54 21,000
M55 32,700
M56 48,600
M57 30,200
M58 18,900
M6 53,700
M602 36,000
M606 1
M61 47,300
M62 50,700
M621 38,000
M63 63,500
M65 22,800
M66 36,100
M67 19,900
M69 29,100
M73 42,000
Reported fires on London Underground: January to June 1988
Date Location Lines affected Duration hours-minutes
24 January At Archway Northern —.30
27 January Near South Wimbledon Northern 1.34
3 February Near Clapham Common Northern 1.30
3 February At Warren Street Victoria, Northern —.36
4 February Near Hyde Park Corner Piccadilly —.30
11 February At St. Pauls Central —.42
11 February At Monument District and Circle —.46
12 February Near Hampstead Northern —.30
16 February Near Chancery Lane Central Central, Metropolitan —.47
3 March Near Mile End and District —.50
10 April Near Holborn Central, Piccadilly 4.14
14 April At Angel Northern 1.—
14 April At Hampstead Northern Victoria, District and —.25
24 April At Victoria Circle —.31
5 May Near Belsize Park Northern —.30
7 May Train fire, Wood Green Piccadilly 1.21
16 May Train fire, Uxbridge Metropolitan, Jubilee Northern, Bakerloo. 1.22
17 May Near Embankment District and Circle Bakerloo, Central, 3.04
24 May Near Oxford Circus Victoria 1.05
17 June Camden Town Northern —.42
22 June Kennington Northern 1.25

Note: Written report of tires on 17 and 22 June still awaited.

Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will publish a list of all fires reported on the London Underground in each of the last five years showing(a) the date, (b) the line, (c) the duration, and (d) the cost of damage in each.

Mr. David Mitchell

The following table gives details of the fires on London Underground for each of the complete

Motorway Average 24-hour flow for all motor vehicles (1987)
M74 31,400
M8 44,100
M80 22,500
M85 14,400
M876 19,300
M898 16,500
M9 16,000
M90 20,000
1 No information available.

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