Oral history interview with John Smith, conducted and recorded by Michael Robson (session 2) at the interviewee's office at GB Railfreight, London on 13 November 2019 (session 2). Duration: 41 min. 18 sec. Heavy haul freight; Class 66 locomotives; political understanding of rail freight; Class 73 refurbishment; Class 92; Caledonian Sleeper; Class 56; Brexit; productivity; overview of current situation; additional infrastructure needed to accommodate growth; safety improvements

One of over 150 oral history recordings made as part of the Britain’s Railways All Change (BRAC) archive project. BRAC was set-up to cover gaps in documenting the railway privatisation process in the United Kingdom, between 1994 and 1997, when the government-owned British Rail was dismantled into over 100 privately-owned companies. The interviews capture the recollections of people involved in the planning and implementation of the privatisation process, the management of change and running the railway during privatisation.