London’s New Tube

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1821

Date Released

27 Apr 1964

Date submitted

22 Apr 1964

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Shakespeare-On-Avon
2. 2London’s New Tube
3. 3How It All Began
4. 4News Events - in Colour: The Vc10

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London’s New Tube. DESCRIPTION: It’s more than 50 years since building the last underground railway across London. In that time, population has increased by millions, and the capital’s business centre has moved further West. The new Victoria Line, now well under way, will provide another route across the West End, linking it with areas to the North East. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV tube train enters station and stops. CU people out of carriage. GV same. CU sign Victoria Line. ES workman tunnelling underground. MS same. CU workman using drill on rock. CU rocks taken away on conveyor belt. CU workman drilling rock. GV truck load of rocks. CU sides cutter moving along. CU same and sides of tunnel cut away. CU pan down cutter pushing forward. CU rock chipped away from sides. CU operator of cutter. CU workmen with supports for side of tunnel. CU same. LAS workmen constructing sides and roof of tunnel. CU same. ES interior tunnel.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Railways; Transport; Engineering

Locations

London

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

88223

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

95

Story extras:

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