Railway Passenger Services (Closures)

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Mr. Bessell

asked the Minister of Transport if he will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of railway passenger services on which closure notices have been issued under the terms of the 1962 and 1968 Transport Acts, together with the dates of the publication of such notices, of the Transport Users' Consultative Committee hearings, of the Ministerial decisions, and of the implementation of these decisions, bringing the details published in the OFFICIAL REPORT on 28th February, 1966 and 21st December, 1966 up to date.

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Mr. Mulley

For the reasons given in my predecessor's answer to the hon. Member for Barkston Ash (Mr. Alison) on 3rd February, 1969, it is not possible to bring the 1966 information up to date in its original form. The procedure for the examination of closure proposals before publication has been overtaken by the consideration for grant aid under Section 39(1) of the Transport Act, 1968. However, the closure procedure under Section 56 of the 1962 Act remains essentially the same, and the up-to-date

PROPOSALS FOR CLOSURE OF RAILWAY PASSENGER SERVICES OF WHICH NOTICE WAS GIVEN UNDER SECTION 56 OF THE TRANSPORT ACT 1962 BETWEEN 1ST JUNE, 1963 AND 21ST APRIL, 1970
1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.
Proposal	Date of publication	Date of last day of hearing	Date of report received by Minister	Date of decision	Date of withdrawal
Harrogate-Northallerton	23. 9.64	2. 3.65	14. 5.65	15. 9.66	6. 3.67
Sheffield (Victoria)-Aylesbury Town-Woodford Halse-Barn-bury (except (a) between Sheffield Victoria and Woodhouse, (b) Nottingham (Arkwright Street)-Rugby (Central).	12. 8.65	22.10.65	2.12.65	20. 4.66 (Nottingham (Victoria) station consented to on 20.4.67 in Netherfield and Colwick-Nottingham (Victoria) closure proposal)	5. 9.66
†leeds-Doncaster	9. 9.65	12. 1.66	1. 3.66	5. 7.67	6.11.67
†leeds City-Cudworth-Sheffield	22. 4.66	27. 9.66	9.11.66	28.7.67	1.1.68
Ecclesfield West station, Yorkshire	27. 5.66	—	20.10.66	3. 8.67	6.11.67
Hemingborough station, Yorkshire	5. 8.66	29.11.66	17. 1.67	18, 8.67	6.11.67
^*Wressle station, Yorkshire	5. 8.66	29.11.66	17. 1.67	18, 8.67	6.11.67
Leeds Central station, Yorkshire	29. 7.65	—	20.10.66	22. 3.67	30. 4.67
Leeds/Bradford-Ilkley	6.12.63	27. 5.64	4. 8.65	republished	—
				9.10.68
Woodburn Junction-Aldwarke Junction.	9. 9.66	—	1.12.66	14. 6.67	4. 9.67
Stanningly station, Yorkshire	24.11.66	15. 3.67	21. 4.67	17.11.67	1. 1.68
†^*Huddersfield-Leeds	9.12.66	4. 5.67	6. 6.67	27.1.69	—
Cambridge-St. Ives-March	20.12.63	24. 3.64	26. 5.64	19. 9.66	6. 3.67
				(part consent)
Felixstowe Beach station, Suffolk	9. 5.64	25. 8.64	16.10.64	19.10.67	5. 5.68
			26. 5.67
†Cambridge-Ipswich	13. 8.65	14.12.65	2. 3.66	27. 7.66	2. 1.67
Shelford-Marks Tey	23. 4.65	12. 8.65	27.10.65	19. 9.66	6. 3.67
				(part consent)
Oxford-Bletchley-Cambridge	7. 2.64	21. 7.64	28.10.64	8. 7.65	1. 1.68
					(Oxford-Bletchley and Bedford-Cambridge. Rail services continue Bletchley-Bedford
Dereham-King's Lynn	21. 5.65	9.11.64	25. 1.66	13. 5.68	9. 9.68
King's Lynn-Wisbech East	13. 8.65	11. 1.66	31. 3.66	14. 5.68	9. 9.68
Low Street station, Essex	4. 6.66	23. 8.66	18.10.66	27. 1.67	5. 6.67
Ardleigh station, Essex	7.10.66	—	6. 2.67	25. 9.67	6.11.67
†^*Cleethorpes-New Holland Pier Barton-on-Humber-New Holland Town	19. 7.63	12.11.63	21. 1.64
	2nd
	29.12.66	18.4.67	16.5.67	2.6.69
Cleethorpes-Inimingham Dock	19. 7.63	12.11.63	21. 1.64	2. 6.69	6.10.69
	2nd
	29.12.66	18.4.67	16.5.67
†Derby Midland-Sheffield Midland Nottingham Midland-Sheffield Midland	27. 1.64	10. 6.64	5.12.64	14. 9.66	2. 1.67

list of closure proposals, omitting those on which the procedure was shown to be completed in the answers given on 28th February and 21st December, 1966, is as follows.—[Vol. 777, c.9; Vol. 725, c. 202-204, 204-218; and Vol. 738, c. 339–346.]

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Proposal	Date of publication	Date of last day of hearing	Date of report received by Minister	Date of decision	Date of withdrawal
Lincoln Central-Woodhall-Firsby	19. 7.63	26.11.63	10. 2.64
	2nd
	26.1.68	23.5.68	31.7.68	12.12.69 (part consent)
Peter-Grimsby	10. 3.64	15. 9.64	14.12.64	12.12.69 (part consent)
Firsby-Skegness	2nd
Welloughby-Mablethorpe	26.1.68	23.5.68	31.7.68
†Leicester London Road-Welling borough Midland Road.	24. 9.64	28. 9.65	28.10.65	31. 8.67	1. 1.68
Netherfield and Colwick-Nottingham (Victoria).	20. 1.65	20. 7.65	21. 8.65	20. 4.67	3. 7.67
South Aylesbury Halt, Bucks	30.12.65	9. 6.66	21. 7.66	5. 4.67	5. 6.67
Killamarsh-Pyewipe Junction	27. 1.66	19. 7.66	5. 8.66	3. 1.67	6. 9.64
Tuxford West Junction-Tuxford North Junction.
Shirebrook Junction-Warsop Junction.
Tipton St. Johns-Exmouth	20. 8.64	25. 2.65	8. 4.65	22.12.65	6. 3.67
Okehampton-Bere Alston	1.10.64	26. 4.65	18. 6.65	21. 4.66	6. 5.68
Sidmouth Junction-Sidmouth	20. 8.64	12. 2.65	24. 3.65	22.12.65	6. 3.67
Bodmin Road/Bodmin North-Padstow.	21.10.65	4. 5.66	9. 6.66	15. 9.66	30. 1.67
Three Bridges-Groombridge	18.10.63	16. 6.64	25. 3.65	19. 9.66	2. 1.67
Ashford-New Romney	29.10.65	23. 2.66	19. 4.66	15. 9.66	6. 3.67
^*Maiden Newton-Bridport	7.10.65	5. 4.66	2. 6.66	1. 6.67	—
St. Leonards West Marine station, Sussex.	1.10.66	2.12.66	16. 1.67	30. 5.67	10. 7.67
†Newcastle-Carlisle	27. 8.65	14.12.65	23. 2.66	14. 9.66	2. 1.67
				(part consent)
Ferry hill station, Durham	22.11.65	17. 3.66	20. 4.66	12.12.66	6. 3.67
†Newcastle-Alnmouth-Berwick	3. 3.66	23. 3.66	6. 8.66	28. 9.67	29. 1.69
Alnmouth-Alnwick	3. 3.66	23. 3.66	6. 8.66	28. 9.67	29. 1.69
				(1 station refused)
Seaton Carew station, Durham	6. 5.66	13.10.66	18.11.66	14. 7.67
†Derby-Tamworth-Birmingham	9. 9.64	7.10.65	18.10.65	16. 8.67	4. 3.68
				(1 station refused)
†Birmingham (New Street)-Leicester-Nottingham.	2.10.64	18. 3.65	10. 8.65	16. 8.67	4. 3.68
		4.11.65	23.11.65	(1 station refused)
†Crewe-Dcrby	30.10.65	2.12.65	16.12.65	15. 7.66	6.11.66
				(part consent)
Birmingham (Snow Hill)-Priest field-Wolverhampton (Low Level).	13. 5.66	21. 9.66	10.10.66	15.11.67	4. 3.68
				(part consent)
Birmingham (Snow Hill)/Moor Street-Henley-in-Arden-Stratford-upon-Avon.	13. 5.66	12.10.66	19.10.66	31. 5.68
Wrexham-Chester-New Brighton	20.11.65	24. 2.66	29. 3.66	20. 3.68	9. 9.68
		17.2.66	21.3.66	(part consent)
Stanley Junction-Kinnaber Junction.	18. 8.65	17.11.65	23.12.65	30.11.66	4. 9.67
†Glasgow (Queen Street)- Edinburgh (Waverley).	10.12.65	8. 6.66	18. 7.66	1. 2.67	6. 3.67
				(1 station refused)
Gails Halt, Ayrshire	9.12.65	2. 6.66	4. 7.66	19.10.66	2. 1.67
Ardrossan Montgomerie Pier-Stevenston Junction.	31.12.65	22. 4.66	31. 5.66	22. 2.68	6. 5.68
Ardrossan Town station and line between Castlehill Junction and Parkhouse Junction.	31.12.65	22. 4.66	31. 5.66	24.10.67	1. 1.68
Kingskettle station, Fife	31.12.65	6. 4.66	3. 5.66	16. 3.67	4. 9.67
^*Springfield station, Fife	31.12.65	6. 4.66	3. 5.66	16. 3.67	—
Elliot Junction station, Angus	2. 2.66	12. 5.66	14. 6.66	26. 6.67	4. 9.67
Easthaven station, Angus
West Ferry station, Angus
†Chester-Holyhead	15.10.64	17. 3.65	23. 4.65	10.11.65	14. 2.66
				(part consent)
Falkirk Camelon station, Stirling	2. 2.66	2. 9.66	26. 9.66	21. 6.67	4. 9.67
Upper Greenock station, Renfrew	18. 4.66	21. 9.66	17.10.66	29.12.66	5. 6.67

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Proposal	Date of publication	Date of last day of hearing	Date of report received by Minister	Date of decision	Date of withdrawal
Aviemore-Craigallachie-Keith/Elign.	27.11.63	17. 6.64	13. 7.64	8. 9.64	18.10.65
		27. 5.66	13. 7.66	14. 9.67	6. 5.68
Ibrox station, Lanark	18. 4.66	21. 9.66	17.10.66	29.12.66	6. 2.67
Laurencekirk station, Kincardineshire.	28. 4.66	19.10.66	11.11.66	5. 6.67	4. 9.67
Arkleston Junction-Renfrew Wharf	20. 6.66	21. 9.66	17.10.66	29. 3.67	5. 6.67
Edinburgh-Hawick-Carlisle	17. 8.66	17.11.66	21.12.66	15. 7.68	6. 1.69
Kilmarnock-Ayr	27.10.66	25. 1.67	28. 2.67	21.10.68	3. 3.69
				(1 station refused)
Grangemouth Branch Junction-Grangemouth.	8.12.66	3. 3.67	30. 3.67	29.12.67	29. 1.68
Larbert-Alloa	9.12.66	3. 3.67	30. 3.67	30.11.67	29. 1.68
^*†Liverpool Lime Street-St. Helens-Wigan North Western.	2. 1.64	30. 6.65	29. 7.65	20.12.67	—
^*Liverpool Exchange-Fazakerley-Wigan Wallgate.	15.11.63	9. 7.65	29. 7.65	20.12.67	—
†Manchester-Chinley-Derby	5. 3.64	18. 6.64	23. 4.65	14. 9.66	6. 3.67
		3. 3.65	26. 3.65	(part consent)
Buxton Midland-Millers Dale	7.11.63	3. 3.65	26. 3.65	14. 9.66	6. 3.67
Liverpool Central-Gateacre	12. 3.64	23. 9.64	13.10.64	21. 4.66
^*†Stockport-EdgeIey-Stalybridge	6. 8.64	28. 1.65	22. 2.65	20.12.67
^*Manchester-Victoria-Oldham-Rochdale.				22.12.65
Royton-Royton Junction	2.10.64	7. 9.65	28. 9.65	26. 7.67	18. 4.66
				(part consent)
†Manchester Central-Chinley-Sheffield.	1.10.64	28. 4.65	26. 5.65	16. 9.66
		18. 5.65		(part consent)
^*Liverpool Lime Street-Tyldesley-Patricroft-Manchester Exchange.	22.10.64	—	—	2. 3.67
Manchester Exchange-Hudders-field.		6. 4.65	3. 5.65	8. 5.68
Manchester Exchange-Stalybridge-Greenfield.	2.10.64	13. 4.65	18. 6.65	28. 4.69	7.10.68
				(part consent)
Todd Lane Junction station, Lanes.	6. 8.65	27. 1.66	16. 2.66	17. 5.68	7.10.68
Manchester Central station, Lanes.	28. 4.66	23. 6.66	8. 7.66	11. 8.67	5. 5.69
†Birkenhead Woodside-Chester-Helsby	7. 7.66	22. 9.66	25.10.66	4. 8.67	6.11.67
				(part consent)
†Carnforth-Carlisle	12. 8.66	3.11.66	30.11.66	9. 4.68	1. 7.68
†Ormskirk-Preston	6.10.66	12. 1.67	3. 2.67	3. 7.69	6.10.69
				(part consent)
Corstorphine-Edinburgh Waverley	22.12.66	5. 4.67	27. 4.67	25.10.67	1. 1.68
Penarth-Cadoxton	16.12.66	22. 3.67	17. 4.67	1. 2.68	4. 5.68
Kilnhurst Central station, Yorkshire.	23.12.66	16. 5.67	15. 6.67	30.11.67	5. 2.68
Hurst Green-Lewes				16. 8.68
Tunbridge Wells-Lewes	28.12.66	26. 4.67	21. 6.67	(part consent)	5. 5.69
Hurst Green-Tunbridge Wells				^*1. 1.69
New Mills Central-Hayfield	29.12.66	31. 3.67	5. 5.67	12. 6.69	5. 1.70
Marple Wharf Junction-Maccles-field.	29.12.66	31. 3.67	5. 5.67	12. 6.69	5. 1.70
				(part consent)
Grendon Underwood Junction-Ashenden Junction.	5. 1.67	—	20. 3.67	14. 7.67	5. 9.66
^*Bristol (Temple Meads)-Severn Beach.	10. 2.67	14. 6.67	14. 7.67	11. 6.69	—
Dunfermline Lower-Stirling	22. 3.67	28. 9.67	23.10.67	30. 5.68	7.10.68
Scawby and Hebaldstow station Lines.	10. 3.67	—	24. 7.67	24.11.67	5. 2.68
Barnby Dun station, Yorks.	16. 3.67	—	31. 5.67	26. 7.67	4. 9.67
Manchester Piccadilly-Sheffield	30. 3.67	15. 6.67	27. 6.67	7. 8.69	5. 1.70
Victoria via Woodhead.		17.10.67	21.11.67	(part consent)
North Wylam station and section of line Scotswood Junction-West Wylam Junction, Northumber-land.	31. 3.67	1. 9.67	12. 9.67	21.11.67	11. 3.68
Trowell Junction-Long Eaton Junction.	31. 3.67	—	24. 7.67	30. 8.67	13.11.67
North Erewash Junction-Trent station North Junction.	31. 3.67	—	24. 7.67	30. 8.67	13.11.67

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Proposal	Date of publication	Date of last day of hearing	Date of report received by Minister	Date of decision	Date of withdrawal
Chester Northgate-Mickle Trafford Junction.	6. 4.67	24. 5.68	19. 6.68	21.10.68	6.10.69
Ashfotd-Ore	21. 4.67	6. 9.67	1.12.67	7. 8.69
Barrow Shipyard station and associated lines.	20. 4.67	31. 8.67	26. 9.67	29. 7.68	7.10.68
Stratford-on-Avon-Gloucester	28. 4.67	3. 8.67	14. 8.67	19.12.67	25. 3.68
Matlock-Chinley North Junction	5. 5.67	26. 9.67	15.11.67	22. 4.68	1. 7.68
Badminton station, Gloucester	12. 5.67	19. 9.67	18.10.67	22. 4.68	3. 6.68
March-Wisbech	19. 5.67	10.10.67	8.12.67	14. 5.68	9. 9.68
†Manchester-Wigan-Southport	25. 5.67	17.11.67	14.12.67	27. 5.68	9. 9.68
				(1 station consented to) ^*2. 6.69
Tyldesley-Springs Branch	11. 5.67	—	23. 8.67	26.10.67	1. 1.68
†Andover-Salisbury	11. 5.67	31.10.67	14. 2.68	18. 7.68	9. 9.68
					(part consent)
†Preston-Barrow/Windermere	9. 6.67	4.10.67	20.10.67	22.10.68	3. 2.69
				(part consent)
Whitland-Pembroke Dock	29. 6.67	11.10.67	6.11.67
Leuchars South Junction-St. Andrews.	30. 6.67	2.11.67	23.11.67	26. 7.68	6. 1.69
†Crewe-Preston	8. 7.67	24. 1.68	13. 2.68	26. 6.69	6.10.69
Denton Junction-Droylsden Junetion.	20. 7.67	—	26.10.67	22. 4.68	1. 7.68
Nottingham-Rugby Central	28. 7.67	12.12.67	8. 2.68	23. 1.69	5. 5.69
Hailsham-Polegate	9. 8.67	28.11.67	16. 2.68	17. 5.68	9. 9.68
Castleford Cutsyke station	10. 8.67	—	28.12.67	15. 5.68	7.10.68
Dundee-Newport on Tay	15.11.67	15. 2.68	18. 3.68	12. 8.68	5. 5.69
^*Central Wales Line	22.11.67	15. 5.68	26. 6.68	27. 8.69	—
Eastleigh-Romsey	30.11.67	19. 3.68	15. 6.68	28.10.68	5. 5.69
Stratford-on-Avon-Worcester	27.10.67	29. 2.68	12. 3.68	14.10.68	5. 5.69
King's Lynn-Hunstanton	1.12.67	24. 4.68	7. 6.68	18.12.68	5. 5.69
Lowestoft-Yarmouth	1.12.67	25. 9.68	27.11.68	28. 5.69
Wymondham-Dereham	12. 1.68	29. 5.68	15. 7.68	19. 3.69	6.10.69
^*Norwich-Sheringham	1.12.67	17. 7.68	3. 9.68	20. 8.69	—
Wareham-Swanage	5.12.67	14. 5.68	2. 8.68	23. 1.69
Alton-Winchester	8.12.67	18. 4.68	2. 8.68
Ayr-Heads of Ayr	21.12.67	1. 3.68	18. 3.68	3. 7.68	9. 9.68
Darlington-Richmond	26. 1.68	7. 6.68	17. 7.68	11.11.68	3. 3.69
Mountfield Halt	9. 2.68	4. 7.68	22.10.68	9. 4.69	6.10.69
Pemberton Junction-Hindley No.2 Signal Box.	1. 4.68	18. 6.68	5. 7.68	4. 6.69	14. 7.69
Hull-Bridlington-Scarborough	3. 4.68	21.11.68	13. 1.69	29. 7.69	5. 1.70
				(part consent)
Barnstaple Junction-Ilfracombe	9. 5.68	9.10.68	6.11.68	23.12.69
Manchester Exchange station	30. 5.68	7. 8.68	10. 9.68	27.11.68	5. 5.69
Wembley Loop Line	6. 6.68	20.11.68	4. 2.69	17. 7.69	1. 9.69
Tyldesley Loop Line	18. 7.68	15.10.68	5.11.68	13. 2.69	5. 5.69
†York-Manchester	2. 8.68	27. 2.69	24. 4.69	9. 9.69	5. 1.70
^*Edinburgh Waverley-North Berwick.	16. 8.68	20.11.68	23.12.68	10. 9.69	—
Taunton-Minehead	23. 8.68	28.11.68	31.12.68	19. 3.70
Thornton Junction-Leven	31. 8.68	15. 1.69	10. 2.69	12. 6.69	6.10.69
†Bradford-Keighley	9.10.68	22. 5.69	11. 7.69
Bradford/Leeds-Likley	(republished)
†Bristol-Bath	11.10.68	22. 1.69	27. 2.69	5.11.69	5. 1.70
Paignton-Kingswear	15.11.68	6. 3.69	18. 4.69
†Skipton-Carlisle	22.11.68	25. 3.69	18. 4.69	28.11.69
^*Westenhanger station	29.11.68	23. 3.69	19. 5.69	11. 9.69	—
Yate South Junction-Bristol East Junction.	22.11.68	—	13. 3.69	12. 5.69	29.12.69
Cowdenbeath-Kinross-Perth	6.12.68	19. 3.69	14. 4.69	10.10.69	5. 1.70
Bangor-Caernarvon	9.12.68	1. 5.69	3. 6.69	3.10.69	5. 1.70
Romford-Upminster	11.12.68	23. 7.69	8.10.69
Bolton-Bury-Rochdale	12.12.68	6. 6.69	26. 6.69
Kirkham-Fleetwood	12.12.68	1. 5.69	20. 5.69	26. 2.70
Exeter-Okehampton	13.12.68	18. 9.69	14.10.69
Bridgend-Treherbert	13.12.68	15. 5.69	23. 6.69

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Proposal	Date of publication	Date of last day of hearing	Date of report received by Minister	Date of decision	Date of withdrawal
^*†Cardiff-Newport-Gloucester-Cheltenham.	13.12.68	16. 7.69	25. 8.69	31.12.69	—
Cambridge-St. Ives	13.12.68	15. 4.69	14. 5.69	12. 2.70
Marks Tey-Sudbury	13.12.68	4. 7.69	13. 8.69
Kidderminster-Bewdley-Hartle-bury.	13.12.68	14. 3.69	28. 3.69	1.10.69	5. 1.70
Colne-Skipton	20.12.68	24. 6.69	11. 8.69	19.12.69	2. 2.70
High Wycombe-Bourne End	21.12.68	15. 6.69	3. 7.69	17. 2.70
Bamber Bridge Junction-Todd Lane Junction-Preston East.	11. 8.69	—	24.10.69	5. 2.70
Lostock Hall Junction-Todd Lane Junction.	11. 8.69	—	24.10.69	5. 2.70
Wrexham Exchange Signal Box-Wrexham Central.	6. 9.69	27. 1.70	24. 2.70
Falmouth station, Cornwall	4.10.69	…	1. 1.70	2. 4.70
Marylebone-High Wycombe-Aylesbury.	25. 2.70

PROPOSALS ON WHICH THE BOARD GAVE NOTICE BUT TO WHICH NO OBJECTIONS WERE LODGED

Aintree Central station, Lancs.

Kirkham North Junction Signal Box-Manton-Blackpool South Signal Box.

Trent station, Lincs.

Easter Road Park Halt.

Lanark Racecourse Halt.

Denton Junction and Stalybridge-Dunkinfield.

Padgate Junction-Sankey Junction.

Wath Road Junction-Goose Hill Junction.

Royston Junction-Thornhill Junction.

Nuneaton Abbey Junction-Nuneaton Midland Junction.

Derby Junction-Spondon Junction.

Derby South Junction-Derby North Junction.

Laisterdyke West Junction-Bowling Junction.

Sellafield-Egremont.

Fort William station, Inverness.

^*Minister refused consent to closure.

†Withdrawal of services from certain stations.