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One file comprises of two bundles of printed materials, including letters produced by the Department of Transport, Transport 2000, and North Yorkshire Transport 2000; press releases produced by Transport 2000 and Department of Transport; printed House of Commons oppositions day transcript; press cuttings; financial report produced by British Railways Board; civil engineering report produced by Regional Civil Engineer London Midland Region; and other materials related to the planned closure of the Settle-Carlisle line, Transport 2000's campaign to prevent the closure, and statements on the success of the campaign (1983-1989).

Papers relating to the Settle-Carlisle railway line closure
One bundle is comprised of papers produced by the Conservative Transport Group, Department for Transport, Stephen Joseph of Transport 2000, Liberal Democrats, and others (2005-2006), which discuss roads and the environment, a round table discussion hosted by the Conservative Party; guidance from the Department for Transport on local authority road schemes; Eddington's high-speed rail concepts; A303 Stonehenge; A47 Acle Straight; A628 Manchester-Sheffield road including Mottram Tintwistle bypass; Tom Brake's position on government roads strategy to compensate for traffic growth; traffic growth statistics in the United Kingdom, both locally and regionally; and the Transport Committee's inquiry into the Department for Transport (DfT)'s Executive Agencies.

Typed agenda, printed slides, letters, press notice, and printed statistics relating to political party policy on roads
One file comprises of one bundle of printed materials including letters produced by the Department of Transport, British Railways Board, Transport 2000 Northwest group; photocopied and original press cuttings; one research report; and other documents relating to railway station and line closures (1979 - 1985), including Woodhead, Glossop, Hadfield, Manchester to Sheffield, Peak Park, and other West Yorkshire lines and stations. A small amount of documents make reference to an "MSW inquiry" and the dissolution of the West Yorkshire Council.

Papers relating to assorted West Yorkshire rail line closures
File is comprised of seven bundles of printed materials produced by Transport 2000, Department for Transport, and South Coast Against Road-Building. Bundles one and two contain correspondence, press releases, and press cuttings (1999-2014) that discuss the development and maintenance of roads, strategic roads reform, Westbury Bypass, and other topics. Bundle three contains letters, articles, and printed documents produced by John Stewart, Stephen Joseph, Denise Carlo, and South Coast against Roadbuilding relating to road works at Twyford Down, building the A64 Copmanthorpe Junction in North Yorkshire, re-launching the Salisbury Alliance, campaigning against the Salisbury Brunel link, objection to the planning application for a Westbury Eastern Bypass, Norwich inner ring road, a South Coast Superhighway, and other similar assorted topics relating to road building and campaigns against road building in England, 1993-2008. Bundle four contains letters, one photograph, press releases and briefings, and other printed materials produced by Transport 2000, West Yorkshire Transport 2000, Greater London Council, Nick Lester, Anthony Rae, Virginia Bottomley, and relating to Gipsy Corner on the A40, Environmental Impact Assessments at Bingley, six photographs depicting demonstrations at Bingley and Transport 2000 press release on the Bingley relief road, the M25 Swanley and Sevenoaks link, and Hindhead, 1981-2001. Bundle five contains printed materials including evidence to the public inquiry, an article from New Law Journal, and a High Court judgment summary produced by Patrick Purpoole, Midland Motorways Action Committee, High Court Justices, R M Newland, and others relating to legal actions on the purchasing of land for road building in England for the M40 and M42 and used as background in Transport 2000's road campaign activities, 1977-1979. Bundle six contains reports produced by Campaign for Better Transport on the Mersey Gateway Bridge, letters relating to the South Bristol link, and a press release on the Department for Transport refusal of road budget in Stockport (2007-2011). Bundle seven contains one press release produced by Transport 2000 on M11 widening (2007).

Group of assorted letters, articles, briefing sheets, press releases, and other printed materials on English road and bridge works
File contains press notice on Liberal Democrat party conferences, discussion papers, brief for transport debate, cutting from Stephen Joseph feature in Liberal Democrat magazine, correspondence with local authorities; correspondence and agenda on Labour party conference 1988, correspondence on the Labour transport working group, and bound booklets on Labour manifesto and Labour plans, transport safety issue of Labour Research 1983-1991; Transport Policy seminar conference notes 1989, correspondence on and copies of publications critiquing government on transport topics for The Tory Record and Crossbow Magazine 1989-1997, Labour Fringe conference invitation and correspondence; Department for Transport report on Transport Direct group; government correspondence on policy 2001-2005.

Correspondence, presentations, conference papers, press cuttings, and other printed materials relating to engagement with Party leaders
Seven bundles of letters, discussion papers, press cuttings, meeting minutes, and other printed materials produced by Transport 2000, Department of Transport, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), National Audit Office (NAO), and others (1992-2001), which discuss the draft Train Operator's License, role of Railtrack, privatisation impacts to rolling stock, loss of network benefits, first audit assessment of railway franchises, and similar topics of railway privatisation in the United Kingdom.

Assorted papers relating to Transport 2000's actions on rail privatisation
One file comprises of one bundle of letters and one position paper produced by Yorkshire Transport Users Consultative Committee and A Flexman, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Transport, relating to the closure of Filey Holiday Camp station, England (1976).

Papers relating to Filey Holiday Camp station closure
Announcement document and report relating to the publication of an Economic Evaluation Comparability Study applying the Standing Advisory Committee on Trunk Road Assessment (SACTRA) framework to rail investment

Announcement document and report relating to the publication of an Economic Evaluation Comparability Study applying the Standing Advisory Committee on Trunk Road Assessment (SACTRA) framework to rail investment
One file of printed materials produced by Stephen Joseph, Members of Parliament, Department of Transport, Steer Davies Gleave, and others (1990-2004), relating to policy work developed within the scope of the Platform campaign, including amendments proposed in 1993 of the Railways Bill to account for more lenient policy around rail line closures (paragraphs 35-40); Paving Bill amendments; Submission to the Department for Transport review of rail (2004) prepared by M Duncan; Rail Passengers Council conference request for feedback on the discussion paper "Joining up the railway" (2000); "Towards a rail policy for Labour" submission paper (1995); "The Railways Bill: a briefing from Transport 2000" (2004); station staffing and through-ticketing, "Future Fares Policy consultation"; "future of the railways" response; comments on the Rail Privatisation white paper (1992) and position papers on the Railways Bill (1990).

Papers relating to the Platform campaign's policy actions
One bundle comprises of two letters from Turner Lynam Solicitors, one press cutting on highway inquiry rules, one letter with feedback on the consultation for revision from the Cyclists' Touring Club, press releases from the Department of Transport, and the consultation document from the Department of Transport on the revision of highway inquiry procedures (1994).

Consultation document, press releases, press cuttings, and correspondence relating to the 1994 revision of Highway Inquiry Procedure Rules 1976 and Compulsory Purchase by Ministers Inquiry Procedure Rules 1967
One bundle of printed materials comprise of correspondence between members of Transport 2000 and government officials, reports and notes on reports produced by Transport 2000 and Halcrow, and news releases produced by the Department for Transport, which discuss a review of the safety study for the planned road works on the A1 between Bramham and Barton (2000-2001).

Reviews, reports, news releases, and correspondence relating to the road building and widening works on the A1 between Bramham and Barton, West Yorkshire

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