Rail privatisation begins

Title

Rail privatisation begins

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

5 Feb 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:03:28

Description

Commuters have had their first taste of privatisation after a weekend of embarrassment for the Government over its plans. The first private services in nearly half a century began yesterday from Stagecoach (for South West trains) and Great Western Holdings - but not on the London-Tilbury-Southend line, which was supposed to have been in the vanguard of the process, as its sell-off was postponed following ticket fraud allegations. London Today’s Malcolm Brown reports including contributions from Labour’s Transport Spokesman Brian Wilson; Transport Minister John Watts; Stephen Newton from the Southend Rail Travellers Association; Stagecoach spokesman Peter Field and Director of the pressure group Transport 2000, Stephen Joseph.

Contributors

John Watts; Brian Wilson; Malcolm Brown; Stephen Newton; Peter Field; Stephen Joseph

Keywords

Government; Fraud; Conservative Party; Railways; London Underground; Privatization; Tickets; LTS; Stagecoach; Great Western Holdings; Enterprise Rail Ltd

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