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One-man trains introduced on Bedpan line

Title
One-man trains introduced on Bedpan line
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
18 Mar 1983
Year of production
1983
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Duration
00:03:13
Description
Report on the British Rail decision to introduce single-man trains on the Bedford to St Pancras (Bedpan) line, despite the opposition of the ASLEF trade union who were forced to agree after withholding of wages. Includes interview with Ray Buckton, ASLEF.
Contributors
Ray Buckton
Keywords
London; Trade unions; Labour disputes; Wages; British Rail; ASLEF; Railway transport; Railway workers; Investment; Trains; Railway lines; Labour productivity; Train drivers; Bedford; St. Pancras

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