Jubilee Line

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2605

Date Released

6 May 1979

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Jubilee Line
2. 2Arms Fair
3. 3The Siege of Wells

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jubilee Line. DESCRIPTION: His Royal Highness Prince Charles opened Stage One of the new Underground link, the Jubilee Line, which will run between Baker Street and Charing Cross. Prince Charles made the journey between Green Park and Charing Cross in the driver’s cab and later toured the new Terminus at Charing Cross which displayed eye-catching murals on the station’s walls. SHOTLIST: GV exterior Green Park Station. CU sign ‘Jubilee Line opens May 1st’. GV interior Prince Charles walks to escalator. CU sign ‘Jubilee Line’. Various of Prince Charles down escalator. CU sign ‘Green Park’. MS Prince on Underground platform. Various of Prince Charles in driver’s cab. MS train leaves station. MS ditto into tunnel. GV exterior Charing Cross station. CU tape across line. LS train comes in and breaks tape. CU sign ‘Jubilee Line - Platform 4’. Prince Charles on platform pan to medieval mural on wall. MCU mural. MS Prince Charles looking at mural. Various closed-circuit television in control room. CU screen. MS Prince Charles in control room. CU TV screen train coming in. Prince Charles unveils plaque. CU plaque ‘His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales - opened the 1st stage of the Jubilee Line from Stanmore to Charing Cross on 30th April, 1979’. MS Prince Charles with plaque in b/g. MS crowd clap. MS Prince Charles approaches ticket gate. MCU ticket in machine. MS Prince Charles through ticket gate. MS Prince Charles on platform steps to waiting train. Various train out of station.

Keywords

Royalty; Railways

Locations

London

Card file number

79/62

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Norman Fisher

Camera

Richard Day

Length of story (in feet)

200

Story extras:

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