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.
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 | |||||
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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 |
| 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 | |||||
| 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 |
| 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
|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||||
| (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 | — | ||||
| 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. | |||||
| (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. |
| 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
|
| 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 |
| 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
|
*†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. | |||||
| 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. |