Rail privatisation begins

Title

Rail privatisation begins

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Feb 1996

Year of production

1996

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:00:15

Description

The Government is facing embarrassment after part of its rail privatisation scheme was delayed following allegations of ticket fraud on the London-Tilbury-Southend rail service. However, the privatisation of two other lines has gone ahead this morning without a hitch. Peter Field of South West Trains says services will improve.

Contributors

Peter Field

Keywords

Government; Conservative Party; Railways; Privatization; South West Trains

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.