Biggest Signal System Speeds Rail Service

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2120

Date Released

25 Jun 1951

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Oil Crisis Deadlock
2. 2Biggest Signal System Speeds Rail Service
3. 3News in Brief - Stop Press
4. 4News in Brief - Stop Press
5. 5Royal Highland Show Opens to Ten Thousand
6. 6Hogan Wins Golf Title Third Time
7. 7Holiday Hats - Paris Latest

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

World’s largest signalling installation replaces eight large signal boxes. Old level system is ousted by push-button electronics.

Keywords

Railways; Science and technology

Locations

York

Library number

19626

Length of story (in feet)

101

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

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London
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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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