London Underground improvements

Title

London Underground improvements

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

16 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:42

Description

Report from the launch of of the London Underground’s project to refurbish 145 Tube trains and on calls for more public finance for improvements after London Transport announced large operating losses. Transport Secretary Malcolm Rifkind speaks at the launch of the project; interviews with Rifkind; London Transport Managing Director Denis Tunicliffe; LT Chairman Wilfrid Newton. Havovi Todd reports.

Contributors

Malcolm Rifkind; Denis Tunnicliffe; Havovi Todd; Wilfrid Newton

Keywords

London Transport; Public finance; Underground trains; Underground railway networks; Investment; Fares; Transport economics

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