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6 results found for '"Rail services"' in Keywords.
Margaret Shiels on London tube overcrowding (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
London Underground is set to increase its fares in a bid to reduce the number of people using the system, and stop trains and stations becoming dangerously overcrowded. London Underground Ltd. (LUL)...
Clapham rail disaster sparks change in British Rail (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Marc de Leuw looks back at the Clapham rail disaster one year ago today that left 35 people dead in one of the worst railway accidents in British history and at rail safety concerns and improvements under...
Massive Tube funding increase won’t happen (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Transport Minister Roger Freeman talks to Peter Deeley about the funding of London Underground which needs extra money for improvements. He is rejecting a Monopolies and Mergers Commission report calling for...
Conservative conference - Look back at main events (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Ceri Thomas reports from Blackpool at the end of the Conservative Party conference where John Major has delivered his maiden speech as leader and Prime Minister. He reviews the main events during the week....
John MacGregor on Channel Tunnel rail link delays (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Transport Secretary, John MacGregor on the delays facing the Channel Tunnel rail link. MacGregor does not commit to an opening date, but gives reasons for the delay. He also talks about the...
Rail privatisation safety fears debate (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Nigel Harris, managing editor of Rail magazine says the rail safety issue is not directly related to privatisation, and the current debate by political parties centring on who will be to blame for accidents...