First Woman Tube Driver

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2576

Date Released

15 Oct 1978

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Woman Tube Driver. DESCRIPTION: Mrs Ann Dadds takes her place in the record books as she becomes the first woman Train Driver on the London Underground. SHOTLIST: TS Metropolitan Underground train down line. MS Mrs Ann Dadds walking down station and gets into cab of train. MS Mrs Dadds at controls. MS Mrs Dadds takes in light hanging outside train. MCU Mrs Dadds. MS exterior train. MS ditto. MCU Mrs Dadds hands on controls. GV out of train front window. MS Mrs Dadds at controls. MS front window. MS Mrs Dadds in cab. MS hand on control. MS facing track as train moves along. MS train past. MS interior driver’s cab - Mrs Dadds. MS track as train moves along. MCU Mrs Dadds. MS hand on controls. CU Mrs Dadds.

Keywords

Women; Railways; Transport

Locations

London

Card file number

78/160

Credits:

Camera: Denis White
Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

107

Story extras:

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