The Coming of the British Transport Commission: A Significant Date for Railway, Dock and Canal Policing?
I recently had the pleasure of preparing a briefing note for the BTPHG on the subject of railway nationalisation and the impact of the creation of the British Transport Commission on policing. Re-reading this I think I under state the importance of the bringing together of the various railway police 'forces' under one employer when nationalisation occurred. The key point I was trying to make is that the legislative arrangements for the police were delayed and even then only transferred the power to appoint constables (subject to the approval of magistrates etc) from the private companies to the BTC. Anyway here is a copy of my ramblings on the subject: 1.0 BACKGROUND 1.1 A small handful of people have pointed out that 2023 is the 75 th anniversary of the establishment of the British Transport Commission and have raised the question of whether this is a significant...