Shaun Bailey – 2023 Speech on the Midlands Metro Extension
The speech made by Shaun Bailey, the Conservative MP for West Bromwich West, in the House of Commons on 26
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ISSUE OF THE WEEK 3 : Barbara Castle and the Rail Network
This is the third in our ‘issue of the week’ series which are designed to collect information and resources together about
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Barbara Castle – 1965 Diary Entry on Becoming Transport Secretary
The diary entry on 21 December 1965 in Barbara Castle’s diaries, The Castle Diaries 1964-1970. TUESDAY 21 DECEMBER 1965 At
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Barbara Castle – 1966 Diary Entry on Meeting with Rail Unions
The diary entry on 24 May 1966 in Barbara Castle’s diaries, The Castle Diaries 1964-1970. Tuesday 24 May 1966 A
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Barbara Castle – 1967 Speech on Transport
The speech made by Barbara Castle, the then Transport Minister, in the House of Commons on 6 November 1967. This
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Peter Walker – 1967 Speech on the Government’s Transport Policy
The speech made by Peter Walker, the then Conservative MP for Worcester, in the House of Commons on 6 November
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Barbara Castle – 1967 Statement on the Railway Network Map
The statement made by Barbara Castle, the then Minister of Transport, in the House of Commons on 15 March 1967.
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Les Huckfield – 1968 Parliamentary Question on the Leamington Spa—Coventry And Nuneaton Rail Line
The parliamentary question asked by Les Huckfield, the then Labour MP for Nuneaton, in the House of Commons on 27
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Barbara Castle – 1968 Transport Act and Railway Closures
The text of the 1968 Transport Act, as enacted, with regards to railway closures. 54 Railway closures (1)In discharging any
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David Webster – 1967 Comments on Dismissal of Gerry Fiennes by Barbara Castle
The comments made by David Webster, the then Conservative Transport spokesperson, on 26 September 1967. The peremptory and humiliating sacking
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