Oral history interview with Gareth Davies conducted by Frank Paterson on the 18th October 2021 in the Union Jack Club, London. Legal Bids relating to privatisation Railtrack division; Realism of Civil Servant ideas; London Bridge Story; Trackside workers vulnerability; train toilet discharge unacceptable; Track access principles; workshops with BR staff; Network code development; People commitments; Shadow Train Operating Companies; Station Access contracts; Railtrack flotation developed with Rothschilds; Personal impact; General Counsel for Transport for London; Personal reflections; case for short contracts; experiences.

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.