Nigel Harris interviewed by Frank Paterson

Made:
2022-04-11 in York
maker:
Frank Paterson

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.

Details

Category:
Oral Histories
Collection:
Britain's Railways All Change
Object Number:
2023-838
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