Brian Spanswick and Simon Osborne Interviewed by Frank Paterson

Made:
2021-11-17 in York
maker:
Frank Paterson

Oral history interview with Brian Spanswick and Simon Osborne recorded at the National Railway Museum by Frank Paterson on the 17th of November 2021. Duration 2hr, 7min 5 sec. British Railways Board Parliamentary Bills work; professional advancement; Private/Public/Hybrid Bills explanation; Land purchase; deposit date for private bills; Precedents; Parliamentary Agent role; Book of Standing orders explained; Procedures required before bill deposited; Thameslink Bill; Post deposit process; First reading explained; Crossrail Bill; Procedural tactic of MP; Preparations for committee stage; Cross examination process; Wigan footbridge story; Ribblehead Viaduct story; House of lords procedure; List of provisions, filibuster example; Royal Assent; closure tactics; Stanstead Bill; Special Powers revenue protection; Magna Carta; Greater Manchester PTE; Scottish differences; Provisional Order; Broughty Ferry level crossing; Penmanshiel Tunnel Diversion; Dornoch Firth Road; working relationships; Leamside diversion route.

Details

Category:
Oral Histories
Collection:
Britain's Railways All Change
Object Number:
2022-644
type:
oral history interview
credit:
Britain Railway’s All Change Oral History Archive (BRAC), created in partnership with the Friends of the National Railway Museum, the Retired Railway Officers Society and the National Railway Museum