London Underground privatisation

Title

London Underground privatisation

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

4 Dec 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:39

Description

Report on possible plans to privatise London’s tube network, as reported in the Evening Standard newspaper which were quashed by London’s Transport Minister Steve Norris in the House of Commons (speech excerpt heard and LBC interview). Also commenting are spokesman for pressure group Transport 2000 Klaus Meyer; and Labour Party transport spokesman Frank Dobson. Ian Fenn reports.

Contributors

Frank Dobson; Steven Norris; Ian Fenn; Klaus Meyer

Keywords

London; London Underground; Underground trains; Underground railway networks; Privatization; Franchise; Private finance

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