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- 1983-2006 (Creation)
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1.35 linear metres
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Set up in 1983, the Capital Transport Campaign consisted 'of those who use public transport, those who work on it and those who are concerned about its future' (CAPITAL pamphlet, 'Never Again', 1990). Its focus was to campaign for safe, affordable and adequately funded public transport in London, speaking out on behalf of passengers, and monitoring and reporting on issues such as fare levels, crowding on the Underground, bus services and staffing problems.
CAPITAL's (Campaign to Protect and Improve Transport in London) main activities revolved around the lobbying of members of Parliament, the production and support of research, reports and conferences concerning changes to public transport, and the advertising and publicising of the impacts of new laws and regulations on London's trains and buses.
CAPITAL originally received funding and grants from the Greater London Council. However, after the abolition of the Greater London Council in 1986, CAPITAL was forced to find funding from subscriptions, sales, affiliation fees, trades union support, and local authority grants. It was, however, due to these uncertain and unsustainable funding sources that CAPITAL was forced to shut its doors in January, 2006. It remains a virtual group operating through email and online newsletters under the name of 'Friends of the Capital Transport Campaign'.
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LMA/4560 1983-2006 Collection 1.35 linear metres Capital Transport Campaign
CAPITAL , Campaign to Protect and Improve Transport in London
Set up in 1983, the Capital Transport Campaign consisted 'of those who use public transport, those who work on it and those who are concerned about its future' (CAPITAL pamphlet, 'Never Again', 1990). Its focus was to campaign for safe, affordable and adequately funded public transport in London, speaking out on behalf of passengers, and monitoring and reporting on issues such as fare levels, crowding on the Underground, bus services and staffing problems.
CAPITAL's (Campaign to Protect and Improve Transport in London) main activities revolved around the lobbying of members of Parliament, the production and support of research, reports and conferences concerning changes to public transport, and the advertising and publicising of the impacts of new laws and regulations on London's trains and buses.
CAPITAL originally received funding and grants from the Greater London Council. However, after the abolition of the Greater London Council in 1986, CAPITAL was forced to find funding from subscriptions, sales, affiliation fees, trades union support, and local authority grants. It was, however, due to these uncertain and unsustainable funding sources that CAPITAL was forced to shut its doors in January, 2006. It remains a virtual group operating through email and online newsletters under the name of 'Friends of the Capital Transport Campaign'.
Deposited in 2006 and 2012.
This collection includes: committee minutes, financial reports and records; bound and published research reports, consultation reports, and opinion reports produced both by CAPITAL as well as affiliated associations and organisations; leaflets, pamphlets, and flyers produced by CAPITAL and affiliated organisations; correspondence between CAPITAL, members of parliament, affIliated organisations and members of the public; and one video cassette.
These records are arranged as follows:
LMA/4560/A - Administration
LMA/4560/B - Correspondence and Related Papers
LMA/4560/C - Deregulation
LMA/4560/D - Printed Material
LMA/4560/E - Photographs
LMA/4560/F - Audio Visual
LMA/4560/G - Received Material
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright rests with the City of London.
English.
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Added to AIM25 August 2012. Public transport Campaign groups Capital Transport Campaign CAPITAL , Campaign to Protect and Improve Transport in London London Transport Groups England UK Western Europe Europe
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Deposited in 2006 and 2012.
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This collection includes: committee minutes, financial reports and records; bound and published research reports, consultation reports, and opinion reports produced both by CAPITAL as well as affiliated associations and organisations; leaflets, pamphlets, and flyers produced by CAPITAL and affiliated organisations; correspondence between CAPITAL, members of parliament, affIliated organisations and members of the public; and one video cassette.
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These records are arranged as follows:
LMA/4560/A - Administration
LMA/4560/B - Correspondence and Related Papers
LMA/4560/C - Deregulation
LMA/4560/D - Printed Material
LMA/4560/E - Photographs
LMA/4560/F - Audio Visual
LMA/4560/G - Received Material
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These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Copyright rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
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- Latin
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English.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English