BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION BILL (By Order)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 March 1951.

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Photo of Mr Nigel Fisher Mr Nigel Fisher , Hitchin 12:00, 7 March 1951

After all that discussion I feel that I must start my speech over again. However, I promise that I will not double the length of it on that account. As I understand the Ruling, we are allowed to refer to the administration of the railways, and I propose very briefly to quote one or two more examples on this point of administration. Another constituent, a Mr. Swinscow, says: It would be an understatement to say that I should be most grateful if you could get something done about our railway service. If you could manage that it would earn you the gratitude of thousands living up and down our line. I hope the Minister will make it possible for me to earn that gratitude. He goes on: Many times my train home has been an hour late on a journey that should take under an hour. Even yesterday (5th January) the 5.39 was half an hour late at Knebworth, yet there was no snow and no holiday. In any case, can the snow be responsible? It has not been particularly bad. Trains run in Switzerland. The same correspondent went on: Can you get someone to straighten things out? Perhaps some measure of my frustration is given by the fact that this is the only occasion on which I have written to my Member of Parliament. Another correspondent, a Mr. Pooley, says: They were dreadful before they were taken over.