Railways (Expenditure)

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asked the Secretary of State for Transport how much money was spent per mile on railways in England and Scotland, respectively, in the last year for which figures are available.

I understand from the Railways Board that in 1977 its spending on infrastructure—track, signalling, and electric track equipment—per single track mile was:

	£
Scotland	13,700
England and Wales	15,100

This excludes capital expenditure and spending not allocated to a single region.

available to him of the average current delay in implementing one-way systems and speed restrictions after they have been approved by all relevant authorities ( a) in Cambridgeshire and ( b) in the rest of the United Kingdom.

I regret that this information is not available.

Volume 952: debated on Tuesday 20 June 1978