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Building London’s Victoria Line

Synopsis
In 1962 London’s first new tube line since before the war authorised. It took five years to build the Victoria Line (between Walthamstow and Victoria) and British Transport Films covered all the aspects of its construction, fitting out and testing in four Victoria Line reports: OVER AND UNDER; DOWN AND ALONG; PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS; EQUIP AND COMPLETE. For the first time these films have been brought together to provide a comprehensive picture of London’s Victoria Line.
Series
Yesterday’s Britain, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2002
Year of production
1962
Notes
Also available on a DVD entitled CAPITAL TRANSPORT COLLECTION, combined with CAPTIAL TRANSPORT and THE LONDON BUS.
Subjects
Engineering; History
Keywords
civil engineering; London; underground railways

Distribution Formats

Type
VHS
Format
PAL
Price
£12.95
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
60 minutes
Year
2002

Sections

Title
Over and under
Duration
15 mins

Title
Down and along
Duration
15 mins

Title
Problems and progress
Duration
15 mins

Title
Equip and complete
Duration
15 mins

Sponsor

Name

British Transport Films

Notes
Some BTF films are distributed by Beulah.

Distributor

Name

Editions Audiovisual Beulah

Email
in@eavb.co.uk.
Web
http://www.eavb.co.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
0116 236 2901
Fax
01892 652413
Address
The Signal Box
1 Albion Street
Anstey
Leicester
LE7 7DD

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