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 Appendix 3

Locomotives, multiple unit vehicles, coaches, wagons, containers and miscellaneous vehicles are all included under the heading of rolling stock. At 31st December, 1961, the gross book value of the fleets stood at £1,037 m. In the same year maintenance of the fleet cost £122 m.

The stock in each category at 31st December, 1962 was:—

A marked change has taken place in the composition of the locomotive and coaching fleets over the past ten years. The result of the policy of dieselisation, which extended progressively over shunting locomotives, branch line and stopping passenger services, and later main line services of all descriptions, can be seen in Table No. 1.

A preliminary assessment of the locomotives, multiple units and coaching vehicles, expected to be released as a consequence of proposed passenger and freight service curtailments, is given below. The rate of release will depend upon many factors and no dates have been quoted.

The diesel multiple units will be re-deployed to take the place of locomotive-hauled stock on services still retained and, as a consequence, further locomotives and coaches will be released.