6. Preliminary steps have already been taken by the Chief Carriage
& Wagon Engineering Officer, British Railway Central Staff, to obtain from carriage
building manufacturers offers of design and manufacture of suitable vehicles.
Further work must await specification of the requirements for performance
and seating capacity, which can only be given after Regions have given consideration to the
needs of the particular services.
7. It is recommended that the Commission approve the principles in
this paper and give instructions for the trials described therein to be undertaken at the
earliest possible date.
Necessary arrangements should be put in hand by the Regions, consulting
the Chief Officers of the Railway Central Staff concerned as required.
