§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of railway line, including underground service, there are in England, Wales and Scotland, respectively; and how many miles of these have so far been electrified.
§ Mr. PortilloBritish Rail maintains the relevant statistics on the basis of railway regions, so separate figures for Wales and England are not available.
Route mileages at 31 March 1989 were as follows (electrified portion shown in brackets):
Route mileage Electrified portion England and Wales British Rail 8,616 (2,443) London Regional Transport 245 (245) Docklands Light Railway 7 (7) Tyne and Wear Metro 35 (35) Total 8,903 (2,730) Scotland British Rail (Scottish Region) 1,698 (276) Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive 7 (7) Total 1,705 (283) British Rail plans to electrify a further 245 route miles by October 1992.