LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Jimm Knapp warns Government over rail investment

Genre

Interview

TX Date

3 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:18

Description

Interview with RMT leader, Jimmy Knapp, during the union’s annual conference in Ayr, where he warns the Government their Citizen’s Charter on service for the consumer is under serious threat after the announcement British Rail made an eleven million pounds loss last year. Knapp warns the loss, the first in five years, will mean higher fares and a stop to planned improvements. He advocates higher investment and a change in policy. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Jimmy Knapp

Keywords

Trade unions; British Rail; Scotland; Public transport; Railway transport; Conferences; Investment; Fares; Transport policy; Profits; RMT; Citizen’s Charter; Ayr

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