Oral history interview with Nigel Harris conducted by Frank Paterson at the Grand Hotel in York, UK on the 11th April 2022. Professional background and history of rail enthusiasm; development of Rail magazine; meeting John Welsby; early contacts; Transport 2000; Chiltern and GNER highlights; Health and safety post Hatfield; Support for EWS campaign on lorry axle weight; professional relationships; relationship with civil service; Railtrack difficulties; Politician's attitudes; rail regulation; origin of National Rail awards; opinion on privatisation.

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.