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Railway Signal School

Date released

11 Aug 1958

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

189

NoS ID

120595

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: The various railway signalling systems have innumerable built-in safety devices which are practically infallible - but they can only be operated by a highly skilled person. To see how a...

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Docklands Light Railway. Part 3: Getting What You Want (1986 Video)

Producer

Andrew Millington

Subject

Business studies; Technology

Distribution

Off-air recording licence, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Looks at the management of the construction of the Docklands Light Railway, and in particular how problems were handled in terms of the control model. Examines problem-solving activities from simple problems...

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Failure of rail signalling equipment at Wimbledon (1990)

Genre

Interview; News report

Havovi Todd reporting on concern over a failure in new signalling equipment at Wimbledon, in the light of the Clapham Junction rail disaster. Chris Jackson of the Railway Gazette agreeing with British Rail...

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Railway Signal School for the Army

Date released

28 Mar 1940

Series name

New Series Pictorial

Issue no

208

NoS ID

116566

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

SHOTLIST: 1. Various shots of men of the Royal Engineers learning about wheel changing on an engine in the locomotive sheds, and signalling in the classroom and with the help of a model railway. 14 ft. 2. VS...

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Safety First "On the Line"

Date released

4 Jan 1934

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

298

NoS ID

033027

Story no

2 / 6

Best brains for the box. Picked LNER men learn to operate latest signalling system - at new school in mobile railway coach.

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Delays for commuters after arson attack (1991)

Genre

News report; Interview

Mark Phillips reports from Cannon Street on British Rail commuter delays in London after an arsonist set fire to a signalling junction box near London Bridge. Includes interview with Geoff Harrison-Mee,...

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Fastline Films 1: Mechanical Signalling (1951)

Subject

Transport

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 144 minutes), £24.95

This two-DVD set is the first of a series of films using historic instruction films made by British Transport Films in the 1950s. This is the material with which railwaymen were trained over fifty years...

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UNDERGROUND

Date released

Aug 1955

Series name

Mining Review 8th Year

Issue no

12

NoS ID

345884

Story no

3 / 4

BFI Summary - underground signalling for controlling coal trains at Betteshanger. NCB synopsis: At Betteshanger Colliery a new signalling system is in operation for controlling coal trains. NCB Commentary -...

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Korea Electronic Signals Installation

Date released

Dec 1968

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

79

NoS ID

327886

Story no

1 / 5

COI synopsis: New electronic signalling equipment under construction on the Korean railway with the aid of a British loan.

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Getting Around: Advanced Passenger Train

Date released

1975

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

157

NoS ID

325664

Story no

2 / 5

COI synopsis: It seems we just can’t stand still; getting around has become a vital part of living today... and living tomorrow. In this issue we look at a few of the machines developed to satisfy our urge...

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