Railtrack poor safety record to be exposed

Title

Railtrack poor safety record to be exposed

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

15 Aug 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:50

Description

Robert Allen reports on a leaked Government memo warning of the danger of another Clapham-style train disaster and about the poor safety record of Railtrack. includes interviews with Labour transport spokesperson Glenda Jackson; Vernon Hince, assistant general secretary of the RMT union, and Gordon Wiseman of Railway Gazette magazine.

Contributors

Glenda Jackson; Robert Allen; Vernon Hince; Gordon Wiseman

Keywords

Government; Statistics; Rail safety; Railway accidents; Railtrack

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