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The application of Aluminium Alloy

Date released

1956

Series name

Panorama

Issue no

10

NoS ID

349608

Story no

1 / 3

Film User synopsis: Use of light alloys for road and rail transport, particularly for new Underground rolling stock

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From Semaphore to Coloured Light (1986 Video)

Director

Roger T Lambert

Subject

Archaeology; Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min., 1996 sale: £35.00 (inclusive)

Details the change in the early 1980s from semaphore signals to coloured light signals on British Rail’s remote controlled communication system in the Southampton area.

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Clapham rail crash inquiry (1989)

Genre

News report

Margaret Shiels reports on the evidence at the Clapham rail disaster inquiry from senior British Rail technician Brian Hemingway including a statement read out where he says he can’t specifically remember...

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The Business Programme No. 94 (1990)

The Business Programme No.94, broadcast on Monday evenings and presented by Rob Thomas. TRACK 1- Rail transit - South Hants Metro formally launch 65 million pounds Fareham to Gosport and Portsmouth Light...

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National Railway Round-up: July 1989 (1989)

The latest news from the National Railway network. Dr. John Prideaux, Director of Intercity, discusses steam trains in North Wales. Paul Cobb, Traffic Manager at Didcot Parkway talks about a recent ‘diesel...

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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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Docklands Light Railway. Part 2: Designs and Decisions (1986 Video)

Producer

Andrew Millington

Subject

Business studies; Technology

Distribution

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

The hard systems method is applied to the process of choosing the optimum light rail system for the area. Choices had to be made on the route, type of system, station designs etc, and to help in the...

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Photo-Elastic Stress Analysis (1942 Film)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A section of railway line in a chair, simulated by a plastic model and photographed with polarised light, is filmed at 16fps and 1000fps to show the stres lines when the rail and chair are under pressure.

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Purley station rail crash - Inquiry (1989)

Genre

Interview; News report

Linda Duffin reports on the inquiry into the Purley station rail crash (04/03/89). The court has been hearing passengers’ recollections of the crash: Alan Wilcox talks about what he remembers, the injuries...

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(Untitled record)

Date released

1944

Series name

Airfront Gen Operational Supplement

Issue no

5

NoS ID

000019

Story no

2 / 2

17 September, raid on enemy positions north east of Boulogne (aerial film from low-flying aircraft); 20 September, large-scale raid on strongpoints in the Calais area, and particularly on heavy gun...

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