Heath, Donald

Made:
2002-10-08 in Interviewee's home

soil analyst; projects officer; chartered engineer; soil mechanics laboratory; disk 6; further problems with Advanced Passenger Train (APT); resources rerouted, project failure synopsis; Mrs Thatcher, Sir Bob Reid; remote controlled switchingmanagement of safety; involvement of project managers in design phase; Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate (HMRI); three aspect signalling; cab signalling not adopted; dc track circuits (tcs), insulated joints, replaces jointless Aster track; bi-directional running stopped by recession; project organisation difficulties; Parliamentary Bill Committee; Jim Steer;

Details

Category:
Oral Histories
Collection:
National Archive of Railway Oral History
Object Number:
NAROH2002-164/6
Materials:
plastic (unidentified)
Measurements:
: 2.8346 x 3.1496 x .315 in.; 72 x 80 x 8 mm
type:
oral history recording

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