London Underground improvements

Title

London Underground improvements

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:05:38

Description

Interview with Transport Secretary Malcolm Rifkind, on the investment from the Government in London Underground to improve trains, launched this morning; need for more investment; and the operating losses announced. Blames the Labour Government of the 1960s and 1970s for lack of investment. Mike Carlton interviews.

Contributors

Malcolm Rifkind; Mike Carlton

Keywords

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

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