LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Commuter anger over British Rail Christmas services

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

31 Dec 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:26

Description

Charlie Stayt reports on British Rail’s decision to charge full weekday fares while running a reduced weekend service over the Christmas holiday period, leaving some angry commuters with tickets for trains that did not run. Includes reaction from passenger Diane Surgay from the London Chamber of Commerce, and from Major-General Lennox Napier of the Central Transport Consultative Committee.

Contributors

Charlie Stayt; Lennox Napier; Diane Surgay

Keywords

British Rail; Christmas; Railway services

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