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10 results found for '"Rufus Barnes"' in Contributors.
Kings Cross Underground fire (1987)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; News report; Press conference; Trailer
LBC AM breakfast programme, with Paul Woodley and Peter Deeley, following the King’s Cross underground station fire disaster in London (18/11/87) where 31 people died. Reports by Lindsay Taylor; Mark...
New London commuter plan (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Oni Bhattacharya reports on an announcement of a new scheme by Transport Secretary, Paul Channon, which it hoped will ease congestion problems faced by London commuters. New rail and underground lines for...
Clapham rail disaster inquiry (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Mark Percy reports on the opening of the public inquiry into the Clapham rail disaster; probable cause of the disaster; what the inquiry will cover on more general rail safety issues including overcrowding....
Tube system to extend to Docklands (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Margaret Shiels reports on the go-ahead being given to a Jubilee Line Underground extension to the Docklands area, partly financed by developers. Includes interviews with Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson...
Privatisation of the rail network and fare rises (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Peter Deeley reports on the latest in privatisation of the rail service as a leaked British Rail document shows plans to increase fares by up to 16 percent in the New Year. With comment from Lord Caithness...
Rail unions consider strike action after pay offer rejected (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Jason Kaye reports on a proposed series of one day rail and underground strikes threatening London. The 3 main rail unions have met to discuss a two percent pay offer and while the Transport and Salaried...
Underground shuttle services to close (1994)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Jason Kaye reports from Aldwych tube station in central London on the proposed closure of two shuttle services on the London Underground network for economic reasons. Aldwych station is to close on 30/09/94...
Fears over rail safety as strikes continue (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Max Cotton reports from Charing Cross Station in London on a debate between Railtrack and the unions over rail safety of trains which are running during strikes in the ongoing signal workers’ dispute....
London News 97.3 FM first hour (1994)
- Genre
- Special; News bulletin; News report; Jingle; Advertisement
Recording of the first hour of London News 97.3 FM, 06.00-07.00 on 05/10/94. Also includes last few minutes of LBC with an excerpt from the Dawn Traders programme presented by Robin Amlot. London News 97.3...
Thameslink 2000 (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with secretary of the London Regional Passengers Committee, Rufus Barnes, about a new high frequency London rail link between Kingâs Cross and Tower Bridge stations, called Thameslink 2000....