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50 Years Ago – 13 May 1972

May 17, 2022 admin Alec Douglas-Home, British Railways, Northern Ireland, Rhodesia, Trade Unions

13 May 1972 British Rail confirmed that its Sunday services wouldn’t operate following failure to reach agreement with the railway

50 Years Ago – 12 March 1971

March 12, 2021 admin Alec Douglas-Home, Edward Heath, European Economic Community, Vic Feather

12 March 1971 Edward Heath (in main photo above), the Prime Minister, told union leaders at the TUC conference that

50 Years Ago – 23 February 1971

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 admin Alec Douglas-Home, Railways, South Africa

23 February 1971 It was announced that rail fares would increase by over 10% above inflation, with prices increases of