§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list in tabular form the number of rail deaths for each year from 1970 to 1989, inclusive, showing(a) total figures and (b) by category of (i) British Rail drivers, (ii) other British Rail staff and (iii) passengers.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe table shows fatalities in accidents on all railway premises. The staff figures include all railway employees; no separate figures are available for British Rail staff fatalities. Similarly, I am unable to provide a breakdown between drivers and other railway employees.
Passenger fatality rates by mode 1975–89 Per billion passenger kilometres Air1 Rail Water2 Bus or coach Car3 Two-wheeled motor vehicle3 Pedal cycle Pedestrian 1975 0.0 2.0 0.5 1.9 7.6 153.3 62.8 93.8 1976 1.3 0.9 2.6 1.1 7.4 144.6 60.0 93.4 1977 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.1 7.0 176.0 59.3 92.5 1978 0.0 1.3 0.5 1.0 6.9 175.1 61.8 97.1 1979 0.2 1.4 1.8 0.6 6.5 168.1 69.9 84.7 1980 2.0 0.7 1.3 0.6 5.8 140.0 59.2 77.6 1981 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.4 5.7 117.7 56.8 75.0 1982 0.0 0.6 0.9 0.7 6.0 109.1 45.9 74.8 1983 0.3 0.8 0.9 0.8 4.9 107.3 50.5 76.6 1984 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.8 5.0 109.7 53.8 74.7 1985 0.7 0.9 3.5 0.7 4.7 100.0 47.0 71.6 1986 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.6 4.8 99.8 49.5 74.4 1987 0.0 1.0 69.8 0.4 4.4 99.8 48.8 68.1 1988 0.0 1.7 0.5 0.3 4.1 114.0 45.7 70.1 1989 0.0 0.8 22.8 0.5 4.4 100.1 56.8 68.2 Notes:
1 World passenger carrying services of United Kingdom airlines for fixed and rotary wing craft over 2,300 kilograms. Passenger kilometres relate to revenue passengers only.
2 Domestic and international passenger services of United Kingdom-registered vessels.
3 Drivers and passengers in Great Britain.
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Year Total Railway staff Passengers Other persons 1970 143 67 55 21 1971 125 60 47 18 1972 99 48 30 21 1973 97 42 42 13 1974 78 38 26 14 1975 127 46 69 12 1976 97 46 30 21 1977 84 34 30 20 1978 114 45 47 22 1979 107 43 52 12 1980 69 32 26 11 1981 76 27 39 10 1982 57 27 20 10 1983 69 28 29 12 1984 76 25 39 12 1985 74 25 33 16 1986 97 16 32 24 1987 104 16 68 20 1988 97 16 69 12 1989 69 18 33 18 Notes:
1.Includes contractors' staff from 1984 onwards.
2.Excluding trespassers, suicides and attempted suicides.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list in tabular form the death rate per thousand miles travelled for each year from 1970 to 1989 (inclusive) for(a) car, (b) rail, (c) air (United Kingdom airlines), (d) air (within United Kingdom airspace), (e) bicycle, (f) motor bike, (g) lorry, (h) bus, (i) ship (United Kingdom-registered vessels) and (j) ship (within United Kingdom waters).
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe readily available information is set out in the table.
An article concerning fatality rates by mode of transport appears in the Department's publication "Transport Statistics Great Britain 1979–1989", pages 1 to 5, which is available in the Library
Further information is either unavailable or could he supplied only at disproportionate cost.