Central Workshops

Series

Series Name: Mining Review 2nd Year

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

Nov 1948

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

NoS synopsis: The work of Cowdenbeath Central Workshops in Scotland which employs 750 men and serves forty collieries. The workshops provide overhaul, repair and engineering facilities to the collieries. They also have a ‘flying squad’ to ensure that repairs can be done on-site, if possible.

Researcher Comments

According to bfi sources, this story was filmed from the 8th to the 10th of September 1948. The commentary was recorded on the 6th October 1948.

Keywords

Mining

Locations

Scotland; Fife

Written sources