DLR taken off London Transport

Title

DLR taken off London Transport

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

12 Nov 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:04:16

Description

Peter Deeley reports on the Government’s announcement the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is to be taken away from London Transport and passed to the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC). Includes vox pop with commuters; interviews with David Hardy, LDDC; Wilfrid Newton, London Transport; Roger Freeman, transport minister; Joan Ruddock, Labour transport spokeswoman. For FM midday news.

Contributors

Peter Deeley; Roger Freeman; Joan Ruddock; David Hardy; Wilfrid Newton

Keywords

London; London Transport; Public transport; Railway transport; Privatization; Docklands Light Railway; Light railways; LLDC

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