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Mr. Knox
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many miles of railway lines were closed between October 1959 and October 1964, between November 1964 and June 1970, between July 1970 and February 1974 and since March 1974, respectively.
Dr. Gilbert
This information is readily available only for calendar years:
| Year | Route miles closed |
| 1959 | 289 |
| 1960 | 137 |
| 1961 | 170 |
| 1962 | 437 |
| 1963 | 501 |
| 1964 | 1,005 |
| 1965 | 1,067 |
| 1966 | 1,127 |
| 1967 | 562 |
| 1968 | 748 |
| 1969 | 405 |
| 1970 | 310 |
| 1971 | 161 |
| 1972 | 120 |
| 1973 | 118 |
| 1974 | 61 |