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29 results found for '"Freight"' in Keywords.
Jimmy Carter on air fares (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Report on US President Jimmy Carter’s response to the air fair issue between British and US airlines. Seaboard World Airlines spokesperson Steve Moran discusses their proposal to offer the cheapest route...
Heavy lorries dangers and rail freight (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview about the problems and dangers of heavy lorries on British roads and how to solve them including the need to increase the level of freight carried by rail. Male speaker and female interviewer not...
Tachometers in lorries (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Hugh Featherstone of Freight Transport Association on legislation making tachometers compulsory in lorry cabs in the UK. Male interviewer not identified. Telephone interview.
Kenneth Clarke on road building programme (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with junior transport minister Kenneth Clarke about the UK Government’s announcement of a major road building programme focusing on redirecting industrial traffic away from towns and villages,...
Radioactive waste in London row (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on the hazards of transporting radioactive fuels through heavily populated areas of London on ordinary British Rail goods trains and on a meeting with Roy Matthews of the Central Generating Board...
Radioactive waste in London row (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews a male speaker (not identified â poss. Roy Matthews, CGB spokesman) on opposition to the transporting of radioactive fuels through heavily populated areas of London on ordinary...
Concorde to carry parcels for Federal Express (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the plan of Roy Watts, Deputy Chairman of British Airways, to turn two Concorde aircraft into freighters and lease them to Federal Express. Includes interview with Watts. Male reporter not...
European Gateway wrecked (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Townsend Thorensen Managing Director Geoffrey Parker on the wrecking of the European Gateway vessel after a collision with Speedlink Vanguard in stormy seas off Harwich and possible causes....
Sinking of European Gateway (1982)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the recovery efforts of the European Gateway after a collision with Speedlink Vanguard in stormy seas off Harwich. Crew members and passengers of the ships have been treated for shock at Essex...
Sinking of European Gateway (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report and interview with rescue workers after the sinking of European Gateway after its collision with Speedlink Vanguard in stormy seas off Harwich. Speaking are Coxon Kenny Lee and Captain Jack Sharp....