Oral Answers to Questions — Fuel and Power. – in the House of Commons at on 14 July 1942.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what steps have been taken to prevent waste of electricity by the use of electric lights in trains during broad daylight?
Is the right hon. and gallant Gentleman aware that on a recent day there were scores of lights burning in brilliant sunshine on Southern Railway trains?
Major Lloyd George:
In some of these coaches the lights can be put on by the passengers themselves. [An HON. MEMBER: "No."] I have done it myself. In certain coaches it is possible to put on the light oneself, in which case- the passenger is liable for waste. In other cases, whoever is in charge is responsible. I am looking into the matter closely.
Is it not a fact that in electric trains the carriages make their own lights?