Rail Strike: State of Emergency

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2531

Date Released

2 Jun 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1British Games: Amazing Records
2. 2Paramount Eyes the World
3. 3Famechon Beats Kelly
4. 4Rail Strike: State of Emergency

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

Paramount’s survey of first hours of strike show deserted stations, idle railways, stranded holiday crowds and hopelessly congested morning roads.

Keywords

Vehicles; Railways; Labour relations

Library number

23545

Length of story (in feet)

158

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Notes

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