Latest step in rail privatisation with sale of rolling stock

Title

Latest step in rail privatisation with sale of rolling stock

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

10 Nov 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:28

Description

Brian Ging reports on the latest step in the privatisation of the railways with the sale of over 10,000 rolling stock units to three companies which will then lease the locomotives and coaches to twenty five independent rail operators. Includes comments for and against from respectively Transport Secretary George Young and Liberal Democrat spokesman David Chidgey.

Contributors

George Young; Brian Ging; David Chidgey

Keywords

Railways; Privatization; Finance; Trains; Railway companies; Railway rolling stock

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