Rail safety scheme cutback

Title

Rail safety scheme cutback

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 Mar 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:01:35

Description

Michael Meacher, Shadow Transport Secretary attacks the government decision to apply ATP (Automatic Train Protection) train safety scheme only to selected lines due to cost. He says the government is going back on assurances made in the wake of the Clapham rail disaster. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Michael Meacher

Keywords

Government; Cost reduction; Conservative Party; Railways; Rail safety; ATP; Clapham Junction railway accident (1988)

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