What is British Transport Commission?
The '''British Transport Commission''' (BTC) was created by [[Clement Attlee]]'s post-war [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] government. It was a part of its [[Nationalization|nationalisation]] programme. Its objective was to provide ''an efficient, adequate, economical and properly integrated system of public inland transport and port facilities within Great Britain for passengers and goods'', excluding transport by air. The BTC came into operation on 1 January 1948. Its first chairman was [[Cyril Hurcomb|Lord Hurcomb]]. [[Miles Beevor]] was the Chief Secretary. {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Organisations based in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Transport in the United Kingdom]]