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PDF 80 Nov 18 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Norman Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("British Rail programme of main line electrification") [response to MT query as to why programme is ongoing during "this time of public expenditure difficulty"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Jan 26 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Norman Fowler minute to MT ("Main Line Electrification") [publication of Dept of Transport/BR Study; "sound financial case for a programme of main line electrification"; MT: "I have great reservations"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Jan 29 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Alan Walters minute to Tim Lankester ("Electrification of Railways") [Dept of Transport/BR Study: "The results of the study depend on optimistic assumptions which have been discredited"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Mar 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Alan Walters minute to No.10 Policy Unit ("Railway Electrification") [Dept of Transport/BR Review; "I am very doubtful indeed if there is anything like a positive case for further electrification"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Apr 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Alan Walters minute to MT ("Main Line Electrification of British Rail") [Dept of Transport/BR Review: "alarming"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Apr 3 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Tim Lankester minute to MT (British Rail Electrification Review) [Alan Walters' comments on Treasury response to his paper] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Apr 6 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Fowler minute to MT ("Main Line Electrification of British Railways") [Department's comments on Alan Walters paper; rate of return; concentration of rail network] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Apr 6 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Railway Policy") [Fowler proposals for renewal & electrification programme; proposals for placing orders for BR rolling stock with Metro Cammell] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Apr 28 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Fowler letter to Head of Central Policy Review Staff (CPRS Study of British Rail's commercial businesses) ["I must ask that the study is completed by the end of May. I am going to come under increasing pressure to make clear the Government's position on electrification"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 May 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Leon Brittan PS letter to No.10 ("British Rail: background briefing") [reply to MT request to see briefing prepared for Brittan constituency meeting] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Jun 9 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Alan Walters minute to Central Policy Review Staff ("Comments on CPRS Draft on Electrification of British Rail") [rate of return] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Jun 15 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: No.10 letter to Department of Transport ("Sir Peter Parker and British Rail") [MT concerns about renewal of contract in context of potential disagreement over BR long-term plans & electrification proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Jun 16 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("British Rail: Commercial Businesses and Electrification Proposals") [Central Policy Review Staff recommendations] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Jun 17 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("British Rail") ["Norman [Fowler]'s proposed statement gives me considerable cause for concern... It does not use either the electrification card or... [BR's] present serious financial position to put maximum pressure on BR for the changes which we all know are needed"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Jun 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("Employment effects of railway electrification") [jobs generation forecast for private sector; MT notes failure to consider negating factors] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Jun 19 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("Railway electrification") [MT's revision to Fowler's draft announcement to Parliament of Government's decision] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Nov 20 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Howell minute to MT (electrification of rail services to Norwich) [the case: "to help Sir Peter Parker to achieve [EFL for 82/83]... I must give him all the backing I can in his difficult dealings with his unions"; MT queries figure for rate of return] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 81 Dec 3 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Michael Scholar minute to MT (electrification of rail services to Norwich) [MT approves proposal following Alan Walters review of case] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Mar 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Howell minute to MT ("Hastings-Tonbridge Rail Services") [electrification scheme: MT regards case presented by Howell as inadequate & requests to see the information on which his decision was based] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Mar 28 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Howell PS letter to No.10 ("Hastings-Tonbridge Rail Service") ["You asked to see the base papers on which my Secretary of State had reached his conclusion"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Mar 30 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: No.10 Policy minute to MT ("Hastings and Tonbridge Rail Service") ["We cannot recommend that you accept the Department of Transport's request for immediate approval for electrification"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Mar 31 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Leon Brittan PS letter to No.10 ("Hastings-Tonbridge Rail Service") [case for electrification; Brittan "not convinced that an early decision has to be taken... and would prefer more time to allow the alternative to be evaluated more thoroughly"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Apr 12 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Ian Gow minute to Michael Scholar ("Hastings & Tonbridge Rail Service") [views of constituency MPs on case for electrification; Howell's case "is a lousy one... [but] he thinks it will be very damaging to him... if his recommendation is overruled"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Apr 13 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Alan Walters minute to Michael Scholar ("Hastings/Tonbridge Rail Service") [case for electrification: BR "have considered in a cursory way alternatives but have rejected them"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Apr 14 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: No.10 letter to Howell PS ("The Hastings to Tonbridge Rail Service") [cost estimates; MT unconvinced by case for electrification] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Apr 22 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Howell PS letter to No.10 ("The Hastings - Tonbridge Rail Service") [cost estimates; MT unconvinced by case for electrification] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Apr 25 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Alan Walters minute to Michael Scholar ("Hastings/Tonbridge Rail Service") [criticism of Dept of Transport submission: "[BR] have suppressed many low-cost options... in order to make their case for electrification"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Apr 27 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howell, Ian Gow, Alan Walters, Osmotherly) ["Hastings-Tonbridge Rail Service": diesel/electric options for renewal] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Sep 20 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Tom King minute to MT ("Tonbridge - Hastings Railway Line and Railway Electrification") [MT unhappy at reversal of decision agreed woth Howell at meeting on 27 April; requests further discussion] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Tom King PS letter to No.10 ("Tonbridge-Hastings Railway Line") [clarification of why King's recommendation differs from action decided at Howell meeting with MT on 27 April] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 14 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: No.10 briefing for MT ("Tonbridge/Hastings Railway Line") [meeting with Tom King: electrification of railway line] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 83 Oct 25 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Electrification of the Hastings/Tonbridge Line") [Ridley to take forward King's reversal of Howell decision; MT approves but "found the changes in fact and assessment disturbing"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jan 12 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Cambridge Railway Electrification") [advises acceptance of Ridley proposals] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 24 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Ridley minute to MT ("East Coast Mainline Electrification") [proposal to uncouple ECML electrification proposal from the viability of Inter-City] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 29 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("East Coast Main Line Electrification") [advice to resist BR case/Ridley proposal to uncouple ECML electrification proposal from the viability of Inter-City] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 May 31 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("East Coast Main Line Electrification") ["The chances that we shall reach a conclusion on all this before the summer recess seem very remote"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 8 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Ridley minute to MT ("East Coast Main Line (ECML) Electrification") ["delay would be politically damaging"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jun 11 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (Electrification of the East Coast Main Line) ["Agree that while scrutiny of project should be vigorous, the issues should be decided, one way or the other by Recess?"] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT ("Electrification of the East Coast Main Line") [advice to consider delaying project or to partially approve London-Newcastle only & await evidence of success before approving remainder] [declassified Jan 2014]
PDF 84 Jul 25 We Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) Transport: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Electrification of the East Coast Main Line") ["Should... [BR proposals] be accepted or rejected... Should any qualifications or conditions be attached to the decision"; "whether the Government, rather than BR, should make an announcement and, if so, what should be its form and timing"] [declassified Jan 2014]
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