LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

British rail annual report

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

Apr 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:50

Description

Report on annual figures for British Rail showing an operating loss and contrasting views on the state of the railways. Speaking are: Sir Peter Parker, BR Chairman; male rail workers at an NUR rally in London (not identified); Albert Booth, Labour Party spokesman. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Peter Parker; Albert Booth

Keywords

Trade unions; Cost reduction; British Rail; NUR; Railways; Demonstrations; Annual reports; Railway workers; Investment; Profits; Rallies (gatherings); Railway companies; Redundancies

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