Flood Gates for Tube Tunnels

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
540
Date Released
9 Oct 1939
Date submitted
9 Oct 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Underground Floodgates. DESCRIPTION: As part of Air Raid Precautions flood gates have been fitted on part of the tube network. SHOTLIST: Shots of the new gates which isolate the sections of the railway which runs under the Thames. Shots in the signal cabins showing the controls.
Keywords
Environment; Railways; Civil defence; Accidents and disasters; Engineering
Locations
London; River Thames
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37549
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
37
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Flood Gates for Tube Tunnels', British Movietone News Issue No. 540, 9 Oct 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10317 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)