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Subjects Discussed: Restrictions on Passenger Travel Rationing of concession travel by wives and dependants of Service personnel; Increase in fares; Reduction of train services

8 May 1944

ON TRAVEL 6th Minute 1, (5), and (8)). of travel wives and of personnel At their meeting on 30th March, the Committee on "OVERLORD" Preparations had invited the three Service Ministers and the Minister of War Transport to prepare a detailed scheme for the rationing of concession travel by wives and dependants of Service personnel, for consideration after the announcement of the changes with regard to Service pay and allowances, and had also invited the Minister of War Transport to consider a suggestion that railway fares might be increased.
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/15/26
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 71/15
Former Department Reference
LP(44) 24th Meeting
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000015.026
Keywords
Family Infrastructure Prices Public Transport Railways Rationing Transportation Wives
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Committee on Overlord Preparations Lord President's Committee
Pages
4
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Meetings Nos. 1(44) - 59(44)
Themes
Industry Infrastructure Transport Travel