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Round and About

Series

Series Name
Cinegazette

Issue

Issue No.
6
Date Released
1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Made to Measure
  2. 2Round and About
  3. 3Power

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
NoS Summary - A round-up of London Transport activities in early 1950.
NoS synopsis: Bus maps are displayed in Q shelters for the first time, along with new tip-up seats; there are new District Line trains in service; A special carriage on the Bakerloo Line tests the benefits of more daylight and better views with added circular windows and extended glazed pannels.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Railways; Transport; Motor vehicles
Written sources
British Film Institute Databases
Viewing Copy - London Transport Museum   Used for Synopsis
British Transport Films website
National Film Archive Catalogue
Credits:
Producer
Academy Picture Corporation
Commentator
Duncan Carse
Sponsor
London Transport Executive

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
London’s Transport Museum
Email
simon.murphy@ltmuseum.co.uk
Web
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk
Phone
020 7379 6344
Fax
020 7565 7254
Address
39 Wellington Street
Covent Garden
London WC2E 7BB
Series held
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Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
Series held
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