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1982 was a particularly bad year for rail commuters, with five weeks of rail strikes to contend with. Anglia Television asks, “What shall we do with the railways system?”
Documentary 1982 24 mins
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A special report by Anglia Television on the subject of the railway system which in 1982 is in serious decline. Daniel Britten reporting in the region, asks “How do you provide a good service to rural communities”, “Is the social value of the line worth the government subsidy?”, “Should rail lines be turned into roads?”, and “Whose responsible for the decline in the railways service? Unions, management, or the government?”
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The East Anglian Film Archive, the first and largest Regional Film Archive in England, was established in 1976. Since 1984, EAFA has been owned and operated by the University of East Anglia, Norwich (UEA), to support research and work to preserve our moving image heritage. More than 250 hours are freely available online as examples of the wide range of film which attracts interest the world over.
