§ Mr. John MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions during the last 12 and 24 months, respectively, loaded fuel trains have been stabled at Port Talbot station for more than two minutes.
§ Mr. FreemanBritish Railways tell me that loaded fuel trains are not stabled, which implies being left for long periods, at Port Talbot station. They normally stop for about two minutes, the time taken to change crews, although there have been occasional instances of trains being delayed because the relief crew were not immediately available, or because a leak has been suspected in a fuel tanker.
Trains were delayed for suspected leaks on three occasions in the last 12 months and six occasions in the 12 months before that. The details of trains which may have been. delayed for more than two minutes for other operational reasons are not readily available.