Economy: Alan Walters diary (Railway Electrification) [Foster opposes electrification plan for BR; “ploy by Posner to bounce it through Cabinet”] [released 2012]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
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| Source: | Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS3/1/1 |
| Editorial comments: | Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 37 |
Tuesday 24th March 1981
Saw Chris Foster- very convincing arguments against mass electrification plan for BR. No warrant for this new £1 Bn programme. Ploy by Posner to bounce it through Cabinet.
Esra