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London’s Transport

Series

Series Name
People And Places

Issue

Issue No.
5
Date Released
1959
Completion
May 1959
Length of issue (in feet)
446
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1London’s Transport

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: With the daily life of London as his background, Ali Nour, well-known Arab painter, reports on the intricate organizations behind London Transport. A daily average of nearly ten million people use the city’s many forms of transport, and Mr Nour sees something of the everyday routine of cleaning and checking the vehicles, and the training given to conductors and drivers. He learns about the research which is carried out in order that London Transport operators and vehicles may maintain the world-renowned reputation for efficiency and public service.
Keywords
Transport
Written sources
The National Archives INF 6   /94
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
Films From Britain Catalogue   c.1960, p. 189 - used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 919/5
Credits:
Presenter
Ali Nour
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign Office
Production Co.
Kinocrat Films Ltd

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