Crossrail shelved by MP committee

Title

Crossrail shelved by MP committee

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

11 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:06

Description

Max Cotton reports on the Government decision to shelve the Crossrail project for London after a small committee of MPs rejected the plans, and reaction to the decision. Comments from Prime Minister John Major (archive clip of him in support of project); Catherine Johnson speaking on behalf of Capital Transport Campaign; Ken Purchase, MP on the committee, voted against Crossrail; Richard Hope, The Railway Gazette; reaction from commuter.

Contributors

Richard Hope; John Major; Ken Purchase; Max Cotton; Catherine Johnson

Keywords

London; Railways; Railway transport; Commuting; Capital Transport Campaign; Railway infrastructure; Transport infrastructure; Transport planning; Crossrail

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