Increasing concern for rail safety

Title

Increasing concern for rail safety

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:27

Description

Transport Secretary Paul Channon on concerns over rail safety and demands for more money to be spent on British Rail following 3 serious crashes in 3 months. The Clapham rail disaster public inquiry will be broadened to include general rail safety. Male interviewer not identified. For AM programme.

Contributors

Paul Channon

Keywords

Deaths; British Rail; Rail safety; Trains; Public expenditure; Public inquiries; Railway accidents; Clapham Junction railway accident (1988); AM (radio programme)

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