New Metro

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

68/17

Date Released

25 Feb 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Nelson Cleaned
2. 2QE2’s Lifeboats
3. 3QE2 Exhibition
4. 4Ocean Princess 1968
5. 5Firearms Amnesty
6. 6Automatic Tube Train
7. 7New Metro

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

A new Metro. It’s taken seven years to construct and after Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus officially opened it, 400,000 Hollanders couldn’t resist taking a ride in the first two days. But not a ride like our high-speed camera took.

Keywords

Royalty; Railways; Transport

Locations

Netherlands

Footage sources

Polygoon

Length of story (in feet)

133

Story extras:

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
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London
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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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