Night Op.

Series

Series Name: Cinegazette

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1947

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

NoS Summary - A profile of an engineering feat, carried out by London Transport - the demolition and building of a bridge over the railway in just one night.
NoS synopsis: Night scenes of demolition of a bridge on the Metropolitan Line near Ladbroke Grove station. Men use burners to remove sleepers, track and girders from the line. The new bridge is then pulled into position from the side. The first train ran through by 11pm, work having started at 1am that morning.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Railways; Transport; Demolition; Engineering

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases
Viewing Copy - London Transport Museum Used for synopsis
British Transport Films website
National Film Archive Catalogue
Film User Vol.3 No.30 April 1949, p193.

Credits:

Producer: Academy Picture Corporation
Sponsor: London Transport Executive

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