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Mr. Milburn
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will show the number of (a) locomotives, (b) high-speed trains and (c) coaching vehicles owned by British Rail in 1979 and 1992.
Mr. Freeman
The information requested is as follows:
| 1979 | 1992 | |
| Locomotives | ||
| Diesel | 3,261 | 1,634 |
| Electric | 310 | 262 |
| 1979 | 1992 | |
| High speed trains (power units) | 136 | 197 |
| Coaching vehicles | 20,963 | 12,925 |
Source: British Railways Board Annual Report and Accounts 1979 and 1991–92.