LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Sid Weighell on rail closures

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Mar 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:36

Description

Interview with Sid Weighell, National Union of Railwaymen (NUR), on proposed rail closures connecting UK ports as they are not profitable and on possible industrial action to prevent closures. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Spencer).

Further information

Phone interview

Contributors

Sidney Weighell

Keywords

Trade unions; Labour disputes; British Rail; NUR; Railways; Railway workers; Harbours

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