London Bus Strike

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1111
Date Released
18 Sep 1950
Date Other
Sep 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Beauty from the Deep
  2. 2Shoe Show
  3. 3Sea-Side Scintillating Lights
  4. 4To Capture Those Ashes
  5. 5Big Three Meet Again
  6. 6London Bus Strike
  7. 7Korea - Reinforcement Leave by Air

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bus Strike. DESCRIPTION: Hendon Garage was one of the centres of trouble leading to London’s bus strike, which is apparently due partly to a demand for more pay and partly to the increased employment of clippies. SHOTLIST: Bus Garage. Pickets outside police talk with them. CU war memorial outside Hendon Garage. Buses at standstill in side garage. Entrance boarded up with pickets outside. CU notice or pamphlet of the LTGWU. Queues of people at the bus-stops. Buses parked in garage park.
Keywords
Transport; Labour relations
Locations
Hendon Bus Garage
Card file number
54326
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:
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