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Written question asked by Chris G Davies (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 January 1996. It was answered by John Watts (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 January 1996 on behalf of the Department of Transport.


Dept of Transport

Question
What plans he has for a transmission based signalling system to be installed at major rail junctions on the West Coast Main Line; what assessment he has made of the performance record of the transmission-based signalling technology; where it is in use elsewhere; how many miles of track it controls; and if it is in use at any rail junctions with traffic densities similar to those on the west coast main line.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
270 c618W; 12280;12285
Session
1995-96
Subjects
Railways Railway network Railway signals Modernisation Technology West Coast main line