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Down-And-Up Speeds Railways Ups-And-Downs

Date released

3 Nov 1949

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

49/88

NoS ID

103165

Story no

1 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

The first double-decker train makes its run from Charing Cross, London, to Dartford, Kent

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The Wheels Go Round - By Radio

Date released

7 Apr 1949

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

49/28

NoS ID

102860

Story no

2 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

At Whitsby goods yard in Cambridgeshire, British Railways experiment with radio control to ensure a quicker turn-around of wagons.

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Japanese Train Crash

Date released

19 Sep 1940

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

40/76

NoS ID

098261

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Railways bridge is washed away by storm and when a train comes straight out of the tunnel the driver is unable to stop in time and the train is plunged into the River Alra, killing 16 and seriously injuring 28.

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Railway Progress

Date released

1 Jul 1957

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

57/53

NoS ID

107722

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 assignment sheet, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

British Railways keep abreast of the times with new standards of travelling luxury.

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Industrial News: Railways School

Date released

26 Sep 1955

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

55/77

NoS ID

106678

Story no

5 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Railway engineers of the future learn their jobs at the British Railways’ apprentices’ school.

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Keeping Them Rolling

Date released

18 Nov 1957

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

57/93

NoS ID

107953

Story no

2 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

How British Railways keep their bridges in order - and get rid of ones they don’t want.

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Bringing The Sea Nearer

Date released

25 Nov 1957

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

57/95

NoS ID

107976

Story no

1 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Southern Region of British Railways electrifies and modernises its Kent lines to bring the coast many minutes nearer London.

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Railways Back to Normal

Date released

20 Jun 1955

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

55/49

NoS ID

106507

Story no

2 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

The strike over, Britain’s railways soon get back in to their stride.

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Rail Smash at Hatfield

Date released

30 Jan 1939

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

531

NoS ID

058655

Story no

2 / 11

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Dagenham Train Crash

Date released

3 Feb 1958

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2513

NoS ID

074779

Story no

1 / 9

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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