John Prescot on rail accident figures

Title

John Prescot on rail accident figures

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:04:20

Description

Labour Party transport spokesman John Prescott says the number of collisions into buffers has increased by nearly forty per cent over a period of ten years. Following the Cannon Street rail accident he says British Rail has broken safety recommendations made following the inquiry into the Clapham rail disaster. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Prescott

Keywords

Accidents; London; British Rail; Railway stations; Rail safety; Trains; Railway accidents; Clapham Junction railway accident (1988); Network SouthEast; Cannon Street; Statistical data

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