1979 Aug 24 - 1981 Aug 3
Prime Ministerial Private Office files
PREM19/599
Transport (Railway policy: rail fares; reference of London commuter services to Monopolies and Mergers Commission; British Rail finances; services to Gatwick airport; pay negotiations; industrial action by National Union of Railwaymen) (Part 1)
| Document type: | File list item |
|---|---|
| Source: | TNA, PREM19 series |
| Release date: | 2011 Dec 30 |
| Classification: | Secret |
| Page count: | 177 |
| Any docs withheld? |
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Selections from this file
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| Date | Value | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 79 Sep 27 Th | Major | Transport: Fowler minute to MT (British Rail fare increases) [fare increases to be limited to 18 per cent] [declassified 2011] |
| 79 Oct 2 Tu | Major | Transport: No.10 letter to Department of Transport (reference of British Rail London commuter services to Monopolies and Mergers Commission) [declassified 2011] |
| 79 Oct 8 Mo | Major | Transport: Fowler minute to MT (rail fare increases and reference of British Rail London commuter services to Monopolies and Mergers Commission) [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Mar 12 We | Major | Transport: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Fowler) [British Rail fare increases] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Apr 2 We | Major | Transport: Fowler minute to MT (British Rail pay negotiations) [prospects for negotiations with rail unions] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Apr 3 Th | Major | Transport: Hoskyns minute to MT ("British Rail") [pay for rail workers] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Apr 8 Tu | Major | Transport: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("British Rail Pay Negotiations") [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Apr 24 Th | Major | Transport: Fowler minute to MT ("Rail Pay") [British Rail pay negotiations] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 May 7 We | Major | Transport: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Rail Pay") [British Rail pay negotiations] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Jul 31 Th | Major | Transport: Fowler minute to MT ("British Rail Fares") [Fowler argues that BR must increase fares or borrow more to defer fare increase] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Aug 7 Th | Major | Transport: Fowler minute to MT ("Rail Fares") [Fowler discusses British Rail fares with Peter Parker] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Sep 16 Tu | Major | Transport: Armstrong briefing for MT ("British Rail Finances (E(80) 105)/Rail Services to Gatwick Airport (E(80) 100 and 101)") [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Sep 16 Tu | Major | Transport: Ibbs minute to Lankester ("BR Finances: E(80)105") [British Rail's financial difficulties] [declassified 2011] |
| 80 Dec 8 Mo | Major | Transport: MT letter to Patricia Batty Shaw, Chairman of the National Federation of Women's Institutes (rural rail services) [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Mar 27 Fr | Major | Transport: Fowler minute to MT ("Railways Pay") [British Rail pay negotiations] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Apr 6 Mo | Major | Transport: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Railways Policy (E(81) 41-45)") [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Apr 8 We | Major | Transport: Le Cheminant minute to Lankester ("Railway Pay") [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Apr 10 Fr | Major | Transport: Ibbs minute to Lankester ("British Rail") [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Apr 13 Mo | Major | Transport: Armstrong briefing for MT ("British Railways (E(81) 41-45, 47 and 48)") [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Apr 13 Mo | Major | Transport: Prior minute to MT ("Railway Policy") [railway electrification] [declassified 2011] |