Rail privatisation timetable outlined

Title

Rail privatisation timetable outlined

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

24 Nov 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:51

Description

Lizzie Knight reports on the Government outlining its plans for the privatisation of rail services, starting with Railtrack, and reaction to them. Includes House of Commons speech by Transport Secretary, Brian Mawhinnney; interviews with Railtrack Chairman, Robert Horton; Shadow Transport Spokesman, Michael Meacher; RMT union leader Jimmy Knapp.

Contributors

Michael Meacher; Lizzie Knight; Jimmy Knapp; Brian Mawhinney; Robert Horton

Keywords

Trade unions; Railways; Privatization; Railway services; RMT; Railtrack; Private finance

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