LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Rail privatisation hitch

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Feb 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:00:18

Description

The Government’s rail privatisation programme has suffered an embarrassing hitch. The transfer of one of three lines to the private sector this morning has been halted because of fraud allegations. A director of the London-Tilbury-Southend line has resigned, and Labour is calling for a police investigation. Transport Minister John Watts denies it’s a serious setback, and maintains it was a sensible course of action.

Contributors

John Watts

Keywords

Government; Fraud; Conservative Party; Railways; London Underground; Privatization; Tickets; LTS; Enterprise Rail Ltd

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