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399. FUTURE SCHEMES

(a) Progress of future schemes.

Noted as follows :-

Western Division
 (1) West Cumberland   In operation
 (2) Watford - St.Albans   In operation
 (3) Birmingham (Part 1)   Service to commence
   6th February 1956.
 (4) North Wales (Part 1)   Service to commence
   5th March 1956.
 (5) Manchester Area (Part 1)   Agreed and units ordered.
 (6) Harrow - Belmont   Agreed and units ordered.
 (7) Birmingham (Part 2)   Interim report expected for
   next meeting.
 (8) C.L.C. services in
 Merseyside and local
 services from Lime Street.
)
)
)
Initial proposals formulated
   and maintenance arrangements
   being considered.
 (9) Furness Section   Good progress made.
(10) Old G.C. Wrexham, Chester,
 Bidston & Seacombe.
)
)

Some progress made and work
(11) North Wales (Part 2) )    proceeding.
(12)  Bletchley - Oxford and Cambridge.   Not yet commenced.
 
Central Division
(1) Bury - Bacup.   Service to commence
    6th February 1956.
(2) Manchester Area (Part 2)
  S.E.Lancs.
  Waiting consideration of
    maintenance facilities.
(3) Manchester Area (Part 3)
  N.E. Lancs.
 
Some progress made.
(4)  Preston - Blackpool,
  Fleetwood & Southport
  Not yet commenced.
 
Midland Division
(1)   Derby, Nottingham,
  Leicester (Part 1)
  Waiting consideration of
    maintenance facilities.
(2)     -do-    (Part 2)   Some progress made.

(b) Forecast of number of units likely to be required for future schemes.

Apart from the units shown in Appendix "A" no further requirements have been given to the B.T.C.  Mr.Gould is not yet in a position to give any further forecast of requirements other than those shown below, but he is re-considering the requirements for Birmingham (Part 2) scheme :-

C.L.C. services in Merseyside   9 2-car sets plus spares.

Local services from Lime St.   10 2-car sets plus spares.

400. FUTURE MEETINGS

Thursday, December 29th.  10.30am. Euston, Room 131.

Wednesday and Thursday, February 8th and 9th, 1956 at Blackpool.