Northern Line underground network upgrade - Reaction

Title

Northern Line underground network upgrade - Reaction

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

8 Dec 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:28

Description

Brian Ging reports on an upgrading of London’s Northern Line underground rail network. Five hundred million pounds has put into new trains with the money being raised in an unusual way, with the builders owning the trains and being paid according to how they perform. Includes reaction from Peter Ford, London Underground; Brian Mawhinney, Secretary of State for Transport; Brian Ronan, GEC-Alsthom (the winning contractor); Glenda Jackson, MP for Hampstead and Highgate.

Contributors

Glenda Jackson; Brian Ging; Brian Mawhinney; Peter Ford; Brian Ronan

Keywords

London; Railways; Northern Line; Underground rail networks

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