News Scene: The End of an Era in a City Which Has Enjoyed Electric Traction as a Feature of Its Life Since 1902

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2120

Date Released

19 Jan 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1In the Air
2. 2News Scene: The End of an Era in a City Which Has Enjoyed Electric Traction as a Feature of Its Life Since 1902
3. 3News Scene: Wales Again, and the Threat of Another Aberfan Disaster as Faults are Discovered in the Lluest Wen Dam. Emergency Pumps Reduce the Level of the 242 Million Gallon Dams as 2,000 Homes are Evacuated in the Valley Below.
4. 4Fashion. Shoes
5. 5Fashion. Haute Couture

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Section Title

News Scene

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Last Cardiff Trolley-Bus. DESCRIPTION: Enthusiast passengers and crew on the last fare paying trolley-bus run. All trolley-bus routes have been taken over by motor omnibuses. SHOTLIST: GV trolley-bus. LAS sign The Last Cardiff Trolley-Bus. MS sign depicting charges and route of bus. 2 GVs trolley-bus lines, pan down to trolley-bus, passengers wait to board bus. MCU passengers board bus. MS zoom in - driver gets into cab. 2 GVs pan bus pulls away and past camera, conductor collects fares. Shot from platform of passing shops. RAS passengers on top deck, pan up to bus wires, shot of road from inside of driver’s cab. GV bus drives into distance.

Keywords

Vehicles; Transport

Locations

Cardiff; Wales; United Kingdom

Card file number

95530

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

89

Story extras:

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