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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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